There's a battle into prominence which is undoubtedly going to make history. A fiery, "killer" former minister and the left-wing daughter of Spanish immigrants are contending to become the first female mayor of Paris.
In addition, the two women have for months been engaged in a fierce duel to put an attempt and influence Parisians voting in municipal elections during March 23 and 30 to trust them with one of the most high-profile roles in French politics the one widely seen as a potential stepping stone to higher office.
In the right corner, Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, a redhead, 40-year-old mother-of-two and self-declared political "killer" who graduated from the prestigious Ecole Polytechnique university.
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