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Le Pen refuses to back Sarkozy
■ Nationalist leader Marine Le Pen dealt incumbent French President Nicolas Sarkozy a further blow yesterday by refusing to endorse his campaign. She came third in the first round with 17.9 per cent of the vote, but refused to back the centre-right leader in the run-off against socialist Francois Hollande, who came top. Le Pen declined to back either candidate, saying the winner will be an “employee of the European Central Bank”.