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Man Fires Gun Near French President PARIS - A man described as an emotionally disturbed neo-Nazi allegedly tried to assassinate French President Jacques Chirac on Sunday, pulling a rifle from a guitar case and firing off a shot before being wrestled to the ground during a Bastille Day parade. 2002-07-14 People: [Nicolas Sarkozy] Activities: [Fortuyn Assassination] Slain Politician's Party Shines in Poll AMSTERDAM - Murdered populist Pim Fortuyn's upstart party stormed to second place in Dutch elections as the ruling centre-left was routed in the latest example of Europe's dramatic shift to the right. 2002-05-15 Activities: [Fortuyn Assassination] Voting Is Brisk in Dutch Election AMSTERDAM - The Dutch flocked to vote in a momentous general election on Wednesday, with the opposition Christian Democrats and the party of murdered anti-immigration populist Pim Fortuyn set to rout the center-left government. 2002-05-15 Activities: [Fortuyn Assassination] Dutch Go to Polls for Parliamentary Vote AMSTERDAM - The Dutch started voting on Wednesday in the country's most controversial election in living memory as polling stations opened with the party of murdered anti-immigration populist Pim Fortuyn vying for power. 2002-05-15 Activities: [Fortuyn Assassination] Crowd Turn out for Dutch Politician's Funeral DRIEHUIS, Netherlands - Thousands of mourners bade an emotional farewell to murdered anti-immigration Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn Friday, showering flowers onto the hearse carrying his bullet-ridden body to a cemetery. 2002-05-10 Activities: [Fortuyn Assassination] Headlines Man Fires Gun Near French President 2002-07-14 Slain Politician's Party Shines in Poll 2002-05-15 Voting Is Brisk in Dutch Election 2002-05-15 Dutch Go to Polls for Parliamentary Vote 2002-05-15 Crowd Turn out for Dutch Politician's Funeral 2002-05-10 Dutch Pay Last Respects to Slain Politician 2002-05-09 Activist Charged in Fortuyn Murder 2002-05-08 Dutch Murder Suspect Set for First Court Date 2002-05-08 Dutch Elections to Go Ahead Despite Assassination 2002-05-07 Right-Wing Dutch Politician Fortuyn Shot Dead 2002-05-06 Most-viewed Slain Politician's Party Shines in Poll 2002-05-15 Voting Is Brisk in Dutch Election 2002-05-15 Dutch Go to Polls for Parliamentary Vote 2002-05-15

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