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Fillon seeks unity to revive French presidential bid

France's Francois Fillon sought to put his presidential campaign back on track on Tuesday after a rebellion against his candidacy fizzled out, but the reluctance of key allies highlighted the difficulties he faces in rallying his camp behind him.

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Ex-French President Sarkozy seeks meeting with Fillon and Juppe

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy called on Monday for a meeting with Francois Fillon and another senior conservative figure, Alain Juppe, in a bid to hammer out a solution to the crisis facing Fillon's presidential election campaign.

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Defiant Fillon says 'no one' can stop France election bid

Embattled French presidential hopeful Francois Fillon vowed that "no one" could force him to quit as he dug in despite calls to withdraw over an expenses scandal, with party leaders heading for a crisis meeting Monday over his candidacy.

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French police raid Fillon's home as he is warned of political 'abyss'

Police raided the Paris home of French rightwing presidential candidate Francois Fillon on Thursday over an alleged fake job scandal as a senior party colleague warned him he risked dragging his party "into an abyss".

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French presidential candidate Macron unveils anti-nepotism agenda

A frontrunner in the French presidential elections, Emmanuel Macron, vowed Thursday to end nepotism in government, as it was announced his rival Francois Fillon would be charged over a fake jobs scandal.

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French presidential candidate Fillon postpones farm fair visit

Conservative French presidential candidate Francois Fillon abruptly postponed a high-profile campaign event on Wednesday and a newspaper reported he had been summoned by magistrates investigating allegations over payments to his wife.

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Macron's bid for French presidency gathering momentum - two polls

Independent candidate Emmanuel Macron's campaign for the French presidency is gathering momentum, according to two polls published on Monday that showed him closing the gap with far-right leader Marine Le Pen in the first round of voting.

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Left split, Macron fades in tight French presidential race

A senior Socialist minister said on Tuesday he might back centrist Emmanuel Macron in France's presidential election, a new blow to the left's hopes that could help Macron as he battles to maintain his campaign's momentum.

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France's far right denounces 'media stunt' over fake jobs probe

France's far-right National Front accused authorities of staging a media stunt on Monday to influence the presidential election after police searched its headquarters in an investigation into "fake jobs".

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Fillon probe stays open as Le Pen rises in French presidential polls

Conservative presidential candidate Francois Fillon's woes piled up on Thursday when France's financial prosecutor chose to pursue a probe into the fake-work scandal that has dogged him, and as far-right rival Marine Le Pen gained in the polls.

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France's Fillon faces further legal process in fake work probe - report

France's financial prosecutor is likely to take further legal steps this week in its investigation into allegations of fake work by presidential candidate Francois Fillon's wife, a newspaper reported on Sunday.

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Poll says scandal-hit Fillon to be eliminated in first round of French election

French conservative party contender Francois Fillon, the favorite candidate to win the presidential election until last week, is now predicted to be eliminated in the first round after allegations over his wife's fake job hurt his bid, according to a survey released on Wednesday.

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Conservative Fillon wins French presidential primary

Francois Fillon, a conservative reformist promising to shrink the French state, on Sunday clinched the rightwing nomination for next year's presidential election with a resounding victory over his rival Alain Juppe.

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R France's Fillon seen as favorite to beat Juppe for conservative nomination

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 as he and rival Alain Juppe held final rallies of the primary campaign.

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France's Fillon seen winning conservatives' primaries: poll

Former French prime minister Francois Fillon will win the conservative nomination for next year's presidential election by a wide margin, an Ifop-Fiducial poll forecast ahead of a run-off vote on Sunday.

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Ex-PM Fillon is favourite to win French conservative presidential ticket

Former prime minister Francois Fillon is favourite to become the French centre-right's presidential candidate after a voting upset that puts him in pole position for a showdown with far right leader Marine Le Pen in next year's election.

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French presidential primaries upend political landscape

​The political landscape of France has been upended, the tables have been turned.