For potential contenders in the 1988 French presidential race, the main question is whether President Francois Mitterrand will run. Last week the popular President deepened speculation with a deliberate- ly ambiguous pronouncement. Speaking to a group of reporters at a military camp in southwestern France, Mitterrand said, "Every time I think about that question, everything within me says, 'No, I won't be a candidate'. . . Could anything happen to make me think that's a mistake? I cannot imagine it." +
The Conservative daily Le Figaro dismissed the announcement as "mere twaddle." Jean-Claude Gaudin, a leader of the majority, grumbled, "The...
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