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A Palestinian protester holds a placard that reads in French 'No to France buying 318 million Euros worth of drones from Israel ' during a protest outside the French Cultural Center in the West Bank city of Ramallah, before an expected visit by former French prime minister Laurent Fabius,...

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Former French prime minister Laurent Fabius speaks to the press at a hotel in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Fenruary 2, 2012 after his visit to the French Cultural Center was cancelled due to a protest by Palestinians outside it.

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Former French prime minister Laurent Fabius (R) meets labor union members during his visit to the Petroplus Refinery in Petit Couronne, January 30, 2012.

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French Industry and Energy Ministrer Eric Besson (2ndR), former prime minister Laurent Fabius (R) and Dominique Randon (2ndL) Mayor of Grand Couronne, listen to Director Philippe Billant (L) as they visit the Petroplus Refinery in Petit Couronne, January 30, 2012.

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France's Industry and Energy Ministrer Eric Besson (2ndR), former prime minister Laurent Fabius (L) and Director Philippe Billant (R) meet labor union leaders during they visit of the Petroplus Refinery in Petit Couronne, January 30, 2012.

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France's Industry Minister Eric Besson (foreground L) speaks with French MP Laurent Fabius (R) as he visits the oil refinery of Swiss firm Petroplus, Europe's largest independent oil refiner on January 30, 2012 in Petit-Couronne, near Rouen, northwestern France.

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French former Minister Laurent Fabius (R) and Paris's mayor Bertrand Delanoe talk prior to a meeting to unveil the Socialist Party's presidential candidate's programme on January 26, 2012 at the 'Maison des Metallos' in Paris.

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Socialist Party (PS) candidate for the 2012 French presidential election, Francois Hollande (C) talks with French former Minister Laurent Fabius (L) and his campaign policy advisor, Jerome Cahuzac (3rdR) and his campaign communications director, Manuel Valls (R) after giving a speech during...

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Former French Minister Laurent Fabius (top) talks with campaign policy advisor for the Socialist Party (PS) presidential candidate, Jerome Cahuzac (R) prior to a meeting to unveil the presidential programme on January 26, 2012 at the 'Maison des Metallos' in Paris.

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French socialist MP Laurent Fabius (C) delivers a speech during the questions to the government weekly session on January 24, 2012 at the National Assembly in Paris.

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French former Minister Laurent Fabius takes part in the first public campaign meeting of the socialist presidential candidate on January 22, 2012 in Le Bourget, outside Paris.

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French former Minister Laurent Fabius takes part in the first public campaign meeting of the Socialist Party (PS) presidential candidate on January 22, 2012 in Le Bourget, outside Paris. (R) is French President of the Poitou-Charentes region Segolene Royal.

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(LtoR) French former Ministers Laurent Fabius; President of the Poitou-Charentes region, Segolene Royal; French President of the Senate, Jean-Pierre Bel; campaign political advisor, Martine Aubry; former Prime Minister Lionel Jospin; campaign political advisor, Jean-Michel Baylet and former...

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L-R, Prominent French socialists Laurent Fabius, Segolene Royal, Jean-Pierre Bel, Martine Aubry, Lionel Jospin and Jean-Michel Baylet, attend the first campaign rally of Francois Hollande, the socialist presidential candidate for the 2012 French presidential elections, at Le Bourget,...

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Palestinians protest against France selling fighter jets to Israel outside the French Cultural Center in the West Bank city of Ramallah, before an expected visit by former French prime minister Laurent Fabius, on February 2, 2012.

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French Socialist Party head Martine Aubry (L) and former prime minister Laurent Fabius embrace as they gather to listen to Francois Hollande (not pictured), Socialist Party candidate for the 2012 French presidential election, in Paris January 26, 2012.

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French former Minister Laurent Fabius arrives for a campaign meeting for the 2012 French presidential election on January 11, 2012 at the party campaign headquarters in Paris.

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France's Socialist Party (PS) candidate for the 2012 French presidential election Francois Hollande (L) and former French Prime Minister Laurent Fabius (R) arrive before a meeting with the employees of the oil refinery of Swiss firm Petroplus in Petit-Couronne, near Rouen, northwestern France,...

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France's Socialist Party (PS) candidate for the 2012 French presidential election Francois Hollande (C), beside former French Prime Minister Laurent Fabius (R), speaks to employees of the oil refinery of Swiss firm Petroplus in Petit-Couronne, near Rouen, northwestern France, on January...

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French Finance Minister Laurent Fabius holds up a selection of model Euro banknotes in Paris, in this March 7, 2001 file photo. To match Special Report EUROPE/ARCHITECTS.

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French Socialist member Laurent Fabius (L) and National Assembly Socialist group's President Jean-Marc Ayrault hold red balloons as they attend a gathering on the Pont des Arts bridge to pay tribute to Danielle Mitterrand, the widow of former French President Francois Mitterrand, in...

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French Socialist members Laurent Fabius (L) and Jack Lang (R) speak with National Assembly Socialist group's President Jean-Marc Ayrault during a gathering on the Pont des Arts bridge to pay tribute to Danielle Mitterrand, the widow of former French President Francois Mitterrand, in...

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From (L-R), France's Socialist Party member Laurent Fabius, politician Segolene Royal, President of the Senate Jean-Pierre Bel, Socialist Party leader Martine Aubry and former Prime Minister Lionel Jospin attend a political rally in Le Bourget, near Paris January 22, 2012.

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From (L-R), France's Socialist party member Laurent Fabius, politician Segolene Royal and President of the Senate Jean-Pierre Bel attend a political rally in Le Bourget near Paris January 22, 2012.

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(LtoR) French Socialist Party (PS) spokesman Benoit Hamon, former Prime Minister Laurent Fabius, Paris' Mayor Bertrand Delanoe, Poitou-Chrentes region President Segolene Royal, Member of Parliament Arnaud Montebourg, Senate President Jean-Pierre-Bel, French candidate for 2012 French...