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Fillon Takes Lead Over Juppe in French Presidential Primary With 69.5% of Votes

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France’s former prime minister Francois Fillon is projected to win nomination of The Republicans party after securing the majority of center-right votes, local... 27.11.2016, Sputnik International

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Fillon Takes Lead Over Juppe in French Presidential Primary With 69.5% of Votes

19:34 GMT 27.11.2016 (Updated: 19:55 GMT 27.11.2016)

© AFP 2023 / Eric FeferbergFormer French prime minister and candidate for the right-wing Les Republicains (LR) party primaries ahead of the 2017 presidential election, Francois Fillon speaks during the second debate of the right-wing Les Republicains (LR) party primaries on November 3, 2016 at the salle Wagram venue in Paris.

Former French prime minister and candidate for the right-wing Les Republicains (LR) party primaries ahead of the 2017 presidential election, Francois Fillon speaks during the second debate of the right-wing Les Republicains (LR) party primaries on November 3, 2016 at the salle Wagram venue in Paris. - Sputnik International

France’s former prime minister Francois Fillon is projected to win nomination of The Republicans party after securing the majority of center-right votes, local media said Sunday.

French politician Alain Juppe, current mayor of Bordeaux, and member of the conservative Les Republicains political party, reacts after partial results in the first round of the French center-right presidential primary election at his campaign headquarters in Paris, France, November 20, 2016. - Sputnik International

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24 November 2016, 23:56 GMT

PARIS (Sputnik) —Fillon is in the lead with 68.4 percent of votes, according to the official website of the primaries. Alain Juppe lags behind with 31.6 percent after more than 1.6 million votes were counted.

Between 4.2 and 4.6 million are estimated to have taken part in the vote, according to an Elabe survey commissioned by the French broadcaster BFMTV.

The French presidential elections will be held in two rounds in April and May 2017. The ruling Socialist Party will choose its candidate in January, but is widely seen as an outsider due to its low popularity. Far-right Front National's Marine Le Pen is also expected to run.