French President Hollande says he will not seek second presidential term

‘French President Francois Hollande has declared in a statement that he will not seek a second term in office in the upcoming election in 2017.
“I am aware today of the risk that going down a route that would not gather sufficient support would entail, so I have decided not to be a candidate in the presidential election,” Hollande said in a televised address on Thursday.
During his speech at the Elysee Palace, Hollande referred to the promises and commitments he made during his election campaign. He acknowledged though that mistakes have been made and some of them, including the plans to revoke the citizenship of dual nationalist terrorists, only caused a “divide” in the nation.’
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