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The French foreign minister has refused to explain why the country will boycott the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.

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(CNN) -- Count one more world leader out of the Winter Olympics, which start February 7 in Sochi, Russia. French President Francois Hollande will not be attending the Sochi Games, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Sunday. Less than a week after German President Joachim Gauck chose to boycott the Olympics, Fabius was asked about Hollande's plans for the Games. "This (has) not been planned ... to attend," Fabius responded. "But at the same time I wish all the success for these games. But for now, it is not expected that the highest French authorities attend." Like German officials, Fabius declined to explain the decision further. Eighty kings, queens, presidents and other world leaders attended the opening ceremony for the 2012 London Summer Olympics, according to the British newspaper The Guardian. Host country Russia has been receiving scrutiny and criticism for alleged human rights violations, harassment of opposition political figures, and a law passed earlier this year banning "gay propaganda," which critics have said promotes discrimination. German president will not attend Olympics in Russia . Sochi 2014: Russia to set up protest zones at Winter Olympics . CNN's Lindsay Isaac and journalist Niki Cook contributed to this report .