Tag: Alain Juppe

France’s Fillon keeps bid alive as rival rules himself out

by Adam PLOWRIGHT Agence France-Presse PARIS, France – Former prime minister Alain Juppe ruled out a run for the French presidency on Monday, boosting embattled rightwing party colleague Francois Fillon whose campaign has been thrown into chaos by a fake jobs scandal. Juppe, 71, was the most likely candidate to replace Fillon and unite their deeply divided Republicans party only seven weeks from the start of the two-stage election. Polls suggested Juppe would be more […]