PARIS (AFP) – Francois Fillon, a conservative reformist promising to shrink the French state, on Sunday clinched the rightwing nomination to stand in next years presidential election with a resounding victory.Ex-prime minister Fillon will now become a favourite to be Frances next leader after winning the US-style primary to pick the nominee of the Republicans party and its allies.Partial results showed him winning 67 percent of the vote with results counted from 9,193 polling stations out of 10,229.France wants the truth and France wants action, he told cheering supporters after his centrist rival Alain Juppe conceded defeat.The left means failure, …read more
Source: Dunya TV
