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Philippe Seguin, leader of President Chirac's party Rally for the Republic (RPR) addresses reporters at his party's headquarters in Paris Friday March 20, 1998. Seguin said "nothing justifies making pacts with the extreme right" after five conservatives won the presidency of regional councils with the help of far-right National Front votes. All five winners were suspended from their party, the Union for French Democracy, allied to the RPR in the regional elections. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo/str)