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discus2
4 French citizens were onboard. Also Réunion Island were the debris were found is fully part of France as a French department.
French are working closely with the Aussie and Malaysian authorities they are not taking the lead !
The moment that the flaperon is confirmed to be part of MH370 the French are legally the investigating authority. Like it or not, that is the legal fact until they choose to delegate that authority to another authority involved in the investigation should they wish to do so.
Whoever finally ends up taking the lead will certainly work closely with all other parties involved.