France election: Fillon floors rival in conservative primaries

Francois Fillon has taken the conservative ticket in next year's French presidential election by a landslide at party primaries. With nearly all the ballots counted, he had won 66.5% to 33.5% for his run-off rival, Alain Juppe. The former prime minister promised to build a fairer society, saying France wanted "truth and... action". A new opinion poll suggests he would easily beat the far right's M

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大統領予備選、フランス中道右派はフィヨンを選択へ、かつて「社会主義ド・ゴール主義者」と呼ばれた男、強力な中央政府の力を信じ、所得の再分配を信じ、経済的自由主義、社会的保守主義を擁護する

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フランス共和党の大統領選予備選