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A combination made on November 26, 2012 shows three file pictures, one taken on July 2, 2012 showing outgoing UMP general secretary Jean-Francois Cope (L), the other one of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy taken March 9, 2012 in Nice, and the last one of former French Prime minister Francois Fillon taken on September 22, 2011 in Paris. Ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy was set on November 26, 2012 to wade into a bitter leadership battle that is threatening the future of France's main right-wing opposition party, the UMP. AFP PHOTO / THOMAS SAMSON / VALERY HACHE / JACQUES DEMARTHON (Photo by AFP) (Photo by VALERY HACHEJACQUES DEMARTHONTHOMAS SAMSON/AFP via Getty Images)