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France’s Fillon hangs on despite mass defections

French presidential election candidate for the right-wing Les Republicains (LR) party Francois Fillon (C) gestures on stage with the Eiffel tower on the background, while his supporters applaud and greet him with French national flags during a rally at the place du Trocadero, in Paris, on March 5, 2017. (AFP)

Ramin Mazaheri
Press TV, Paris

Scandal-plagued French presidential candidate Francois Fillon held a huge rally in Paris and announced that he refuses to step down as the conservative party nominee.

 

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