Far-right candidate pulls huge upset in bid for top spot

Monday, April 22, 2002

PARIS -- In a huge upset, extreme-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen qualified on Sunday to face incumbent Jacques Chirac in the runoff for French president, a political earthquake that appeared to reflect both a sense of deep voter apathy and insecurity over rising crime.

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