(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) JEAN LASSALLE: (Speaking French). BEARDSLEY: Rural candidate Jean Lassalle filmed his own campaign ad this time around. The 6-foot-3 eccentric son of sheepherders ...

Jean Lassalle is a big personality and has been involved in French politics since 1977, but he failed to make a dent during the last presidential election. 66-year-old Jean Lassalle has been an MP ...

Jean Lassalle (Occitan: Joan de Lassala) is a French politician who has represented the 4th constituency of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the National Assembly since 2002.

That's the agreement we've reached." Mr Lassalle, of the French centre-right UDF party, told the AFP news agency from his hospital bed: "I have just signed the agreement, so I have decided to end my ...