Corsica nationalists demand more freedoms after election gains

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Corsica nationalists demand more freedoms after election gains
AJACCIO (FRANCE) (AFP) -

Nationalists seeking greater autonomy for France's Corsica on Monday ruled out a Catalan-style independence bid but demanded greater freedoms for the island after winning the first round of regional elections.

The governing Pe a Corsica (For Corsica) alliance -- made up of the pro-autonomy Femu a Corsica (Let's Make Corsica) and pro-independence Corsica Libera (Free Corsica) -- won 45.36 percent of the vote in Sunday's election to the regional assembly.

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