Friday, March 3, 2017

France: Support Ebbs Away from Fillon Amid Calls for Juppé Return

 
By Alasdair Sandford

Dozens of French conservative politicians are reported to have abandoned their support for François Fillon over an embezzlement scandal.

There was more bad news for the beleaguered presidential candidate as he campaigned in southern France on Thursday: his Paris home was reportedly raided by police.

But the former prime minister told cheering supporters in Nîmes: “you have a fighter before you”.

It was clear he was still battling on – and still crying foul against judges and the media. 

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Source: euronews.

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