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Pressure on scandal-hit Fillon as polls point at disapproval

EghtesadOnline: Seven out of 10 French voters want conservative presidential candidate Francois Fillon to step down, an opinion poll by Odoxa for France Info radio said on Friday as a scandal over alleged "fake work" by his wife continued to weigh on his campaign.
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Publish Date:10/February/2017 | 24:30

Le Pen Starts With “France First”

EghtesadOnline: Marine Le Pen delivered a keynote speech in front of around 4,000 supporters gathered in Lyon’s main conference center, less than three months before French voters pick their next president.
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Publish Date:07/February/2017 | 06:03

Macron Warns on U.S. Global Role, Welcomes Innovators to France

EghtesadOnline: French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron told voters that the U.S. is giving up its role as global peace keeper and during a campaign rally in Lyon welcomed entrepreneurs disgruntled with President Donald Trump to France.
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Publish Date:05/February/2017 | 05:11

France's Le Pen kicks off election campaign at Lyon rally

EghtesadOnline: France's far-right party leader Marine Le Pen kicks off her presidential campaign on Saturday, hoping a manifesto focused on promises to shield voters from globalisation can boost her election chances at a time of turmoil in French politics.
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Publish Date:04/February/2017 | 05:24

Fillon Trains Fire on Macron as Scandal Upends French Election

EghtesadOnline: French Presidential front-runner Francois Fillon unleashed a volley of attacks on independent challenger Emmanuel Macron Sunday, as he tried to stabilize his campaign after a turbulent week.
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Publish Date:30/January/2017 | 05:33

Le Pen Slips as Fillon, Macron Rise in Big French Election Poll

EghtesadOnline: National Front leader Marine Le Pen lost ground in the race to become France’s next president as Republican Francois Fillon expanded his base among older and catholic voters and centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron gained traction, a major poll published Wednesday showed.
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Publish Date:15/December/2016 | 07:31

Thatcher admirer Fillon wins French conservative presidential ticket

EghtesadOnline: Hardline reformist Francois Fillon scored a resounding win in France's conservative primaries on Sunday, making him favorite to win a presidential election five months from now against the popular far-right and a deeply divided left.
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Publish Date:28/November/2016 | 08:54

Fillon, Juppe kick off race for support for French presidential ticket

EghtesadOnline: Francois Fillon heads into a runoff campaign for France's conservative presidential ticket on Monday as favorite after winning the endorsement of ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy whom he ousted from the race after a stunning late surge in polls.
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Publish Date:21/November/2016 | 05:57