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Francois Fillon, former French prime minister, member of The Republicans political party and 2017 presidential candidate of the French centre-right, leaves home in Paris, France, February 1, 2017. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

French Elections Battered by Scandals

by Michel Abu Najm | Feb 3, 2017 | World

Paris- The French right-wing is going through a crisis following the scandal of the “fake employments” of the wife of Francois Fillion, once the clear front-runner to become France’s next president, and two of his sons. Three months prior to the first round of...

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Francois Fillon’s Foreign Policy: Cooperation with Moscow, Openness to Damascus

by Michel Abu Najm | Nov 30, 2016 | World

Paris- After he overtook his rival Alain Juppe in the second round of the right wing primaries, the former French Prime Minister, Francois Fillon, has become the candidate of the Republicans Party and its allies for the French presidential elections set to take place...

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Francois Fillon arrives for a book signing promotional session of his book “Faire” on October 8, 2015 in Blois, central France. AFP PHOTO / Guillaume SOUVANT

Dear Francois, You’re Wrong on Syria

by Amir Taheri | Nov 25, 2016 | Opinion

On Sunday, France’s former Prime Minister Francois Fillon may win the primary organized by the French Republican Party and centrist allies to become their nominee in next year’s presidential election. As far as I am concerned this should be good news. The program that...