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Who was de Villepin's presidential rival implicated in the Clearstream affair?

  • Jacques Chirac

  • Emmanuel Macron

  • François Hollande

  • Nicolas Sarkozy

Answer

Nicolas Sarkozy, the future president of France, was implicated in the Clearstream affair, a political scandal involving false accusations of illegal financial dealings against prominent French politicians. The scandal emerged during the 2007 presidential campaign, and while never fully proven, it damaged Sarkozy's reputation and influenced the outcome of the election.
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