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Vive la République -- for now
Chirac's overwhelming election victory over the Front National in last week's French presidential elections was more a national victory than a personal triumph, writes David Tresilian from Paris

Looking beyond Le Pen
Le Pen was defeated on Sunday's French presidential poll, but his initial success in the first round left an ugly stain on the French political establishment, writes Gavin Bowd

Clerical woes
The sex scandal that rocked the Roman Catholic Church in the US has uncovered deep political and theological divisions that threaten to rip the church apart, reports Samia Nkrumah from Rome

Musharraf's dubious victory
Will April's referendum on the Pakistani presidency be remembered as the beginning of the end for Pervez Musharraf? Iffat Malik,in Islamabad, seeks an answer

Seeking stability
Clashes between India's Muslim minority and its Hindu majority population threaten the stability of Indian democracy, Sudhanshu Ranjan writes from New Delhi

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		Al-Ahram Weekly Online 9 - 15 May 2002 Issue No.585
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