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Macron raises Covid rhetoric for election campaign

Emmanuel Macron is facing growing political divisions over Covid rules in the run-up to the spring presidential election.

Last Sunday parliament gave its final approval to the government’s latest measures to tackle Covid-19, including a vaccine pass contested by anti-vaccine protesters. The new law, which had a rough ride through parliament, will require people to have a certificate of vaccination to enter public places such as restaurants,

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