Just a week ago on 13th November we noted that Francois Fillon was making great strides in the opinion polls for the primary elections of the centre right. Yesterday we noted that he was hard on the heels of Juppé and Sarkozy, and this latter had aimed his campaign at those flirting with the FN.
But almost 4 million voters went to the polls yesterday and voted decisively for the former Prime Minister, leaving Juppé and Sarkozy trailing well behind.
Sarkozy has thrown his weight behind Fillon, pretty well ensuring his former colleague will win, and calling his own political career to an end.
Come next year's presidential elections Fillon is favorite to oppose Marine le Pen, who is likely to advance to the second round. It may well come down to who the socialist voters decide to support - Brexit and Trump show a worrying trend towards the "populist" candidates. Fillon consistently had more support than his boss when Sarkozy was president, so perhaps that will count...on verra.
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