France’s Next President? Fillon Flattens Centre-Right Rivals (part 1)

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He came out of nowhere to nearly score a first round knockout: François Fillon flattened the field in France’s first-ever primaries of the center-right. Who is this 62-year old conservative who mounted a late surge that stole Sarkozy’s thunder? With 44% of the vote, next Sunday’s runoff seem a formality for Mr. Fillon, but in May he’ll likely face National Front leader Marine Le Pen who’s taken her party away from stigmatizing gays, more towards safeguarding the social safety net.
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