PARIS — Call it Droopy’s revenge.
For five years, former French prime minister François Fillon worked obediently in the shadow of a man who mocked him as a “loser” in private and once berated him publicly as a mere “collaborator.” Nobody cared much about Fillon, because he was there to carry out the bidding of Nicolas Sarkozy.
Now Fillon has dealt Sarkozy’s career a possibly fatal blow by knocking him out of the conservative primary. The man whose phlegmatic demeanor earned him the nickname “Droopy” pulled off a stunning comeback Sunday to become clear favorite in the primary’s final round on November …read more
Source: European Voice
