The French president has confirmed he will stand for re-election in April's presidential ballot.
The war in Ukraine had forced him to delay declaring - he waited until the last minute to submit the paperwork as Friday/4 March is the deadline for candidates to annonce.
From FSN's bureau in Paris, here's Ross Cullen.
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