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| Fillon on course to beat Juppe in French center-right primaries – first results | Fillon on course to beat Juppe in French center-right primaries – first results |
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| Economic right-winger Francois Fillon has convincingly beaten the moderate Alain Juppe in well-attended Republican party primaries throughout France, according to first results, which are in line with exit polls. | Economic right-winger Francois Fillon has convincingly beaten the moderate Alain Juppe in well-attended Republican party primaries throughout France, according to first results, which are in line with exit polls. |
| Provisional results from 5829 voting stations out of 10,228 gave Fillon 68.2 percent of the vote, and Juppe 31.8. The majority of the ballots will be counted on Sunday evening, and the winning candidate is expected to give a speech within hours. | |
| Exit surveys conducted by two experienced pollsters, Odoxa and Opinion Way, published by Belgian broadcaster RTBF, predicted that 62-year-old Fillon would obtain 60 percent of the votes, and 71-year-old Juppe 40 percent. | Exit surveys conducted by two experienced pollsters, Odoxa and Opinion Way, published by Belgian broadcaster RTBF, predicted that 62-year-old Fillon would obtain 60 percent of the votes, and 71-year-old Juppe 40 percent. |
| Observers estimated that 4.2 to 4.6 million people participated in the primary vote, far in excess of the 2.9 million who selected Francois Hollande to face Nicolas Sarkozy in 2012, and possibly even more than the first round of the right-center primaries last week. Nearly 4.3 million people voted on November 20, winnowing down the field of seven to just two, but with no candidate securing a simple majority of the votes, this Sunday’s run-off was necessary. | Observers estimated that 4.2 to 4.6 million people participated in the primary vote, far in excess of the 2.9 million who selected Francois Hollande to face Nicolas Sarkozy in 2012, and possibly even more than the first round of the right-center primaries last week. Nearly 4.3 million people voted on November 20, winnowing down the field of seven to just two, but with no candidate securing a simple majority of the votes, this Sunday’s run-off was necessary. |