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Judo champion shakes up French presidential race with surprise candidacy

Headline via BBC News · first report 14 Nov, 11:13 IST, latest 15 Nov, 05:36 IST

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2 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from The Independent at 14 Nov, 11:13 IST; the latest is from BBC News at 15 Nov, 05:36 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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Teddy Riner is one of the most popular figures in modern-day France, and one in five voters say they could support him.

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