WorldNews Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 http://www.offtopic.forum/data/MetaMirrorCache/4e1d775f0f8760df07965a95a5bb9f5d.jpgBy Ingrid Melander and Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) - French voters defied expectations on Sunday by throwing ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy out of the race to be the conservatives' nominee for the presidential election and propelling his ex-prime minister Francois Fillon to top spot. A social conservative with economically liberal ideas, Fillon will face Alain Juppe, another ex-prime minister, in a runoff on Nov. 27 which is likely to produce France's next president in May. Long trailing his rivals in opinion polls, Fillon goes into the conservative primaries' run-off with a strong lead, the backing of defeated candidates including Sarkozy and a fresh poll that already tips him to win that second round. Continue reading... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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