Francois Fillon
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French center-right senators back Macron's presidential bid
EghtesadOnline: The frontrunner in France's presidential election, Emmanuel Macron, received yet another boost to his candidacy on Sunday when nine lawmakers from a center-right party allied…
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Fillon's French Campaign Faces Polling Test After Graft Charges
EghtesadOnline: Polls Wednesday will provide the first indications of how much damage Francois Fillon’s bid to become French president is incurring from his deepening legal problems.
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France's scandal-hit Fillon put under formal fraud investigation
EghtesadOnline: French presidential candidate Francois Fillon was put under formal investigation by magistrates on Tuesday on suspicion of embezzling state funds - a move that may ruin the right-winge…
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Juppe Says He Won't Be a Stand-In Candidate in French Race
EghtesadOnline: Alain Juppe, a former prime minister who was defeated in the Republican party primary, said he won’t step in as a replacement candidate in France’s presidential election.
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France's Fillon stays in presidential race despite deepening legal probe
EghtesadOnline: Conservative French presidential candidate Francois Fillon vowed to stay in the presidential race on Wednesday despite a magistrate's intention to place him under formal investigation…
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French Court Probes Leave Le Pen Unscathed as Fillon Bid Falters
EghtesadOnline: Prosecutors’ interventions in the French election have so far done more damage to the establishment’s one-time champion than the nationalist firebrand vowing to overthrow the…
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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…
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Fillon Campaign Stable in France After Near-Death Experience
EghtesadOnline: Francois Fillon is reviving his fight to beat Emmanuel Macron to the French presidency after two weeks struggling to contain the fallout from a financial scandal.
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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…
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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…
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France's Fillon to beat Le Pen next year with 66 percent of vote: Elabe poll
EghtesadOnline: France's Francois Fillon will convincingly beat National Front leader Marine Le Pen in a presidential election runoff next May, taking 66 percent of the vote, a new opinion poll…
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Fillon Would Beat Le Pen in Both Rounds of Election, Polls Show
EghtesadOnline: Francois Fillon, the former prime minister who won the French Republican presidential nomination Sunday, would beat National Front leader Marine Le Pen in both rounds of a presidential…
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France Inc. Backs Fillon Pledges for Labor Reform, Tax Cuts
EghtesadOnline: France Inc. is rooting for former Prime Minister Francois Fillon to become the country’s next president, with business lobbies backing his campaign pledges to cut taxes and carry…
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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…
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France's Fillon seen as favorite to beat Juppe for conservative nomination
EghtesadOnline: Former prime minister Francois Fillon looked on Friday to be in a strong position to claim his center-right party's nomination to contest next year's French presidential election…
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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…