Former prime minister François Fillon looked on Friday to be in a strong position to claim his centre-right party’s nomination to contest next year’s French presidential election as he and rival Alain Juppé held final rallies of the primary campaign.
In an impassioned speech to supporters in Paris, Fillon, 62, struck a strong patriotic note, vowing to halt “the decline of France” under the ruling Socialists by sticking to what he said was a realistic programme that included ending the 35-hour working week and making big savings by slashing public spending.
Juppe, 71, also a former prime minister, defended his more moderate policies, telling supporters: “I’m not going to engage in any grandstanding against our public service. I want to manage, not demonise, it.”
A new survey issued on Friday night saw Fillon as clear favourite, winning Sunday’s vote with 61 percent against Juppe’s 39 percent.
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