French presidential rivals shake hands before battle

2012-02-09 5

Socialist frontrunner Francois Hollande and conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy have shaken hands at an event attended by France's political elite.

The pair were like best friends on Wednesday as cameras flashed in Paris. But bitter rivalry lies behind the encounter at a dinner for France's Jewish organisations, two and a half months before the country goes to the polls.

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