Having won the French centre-right’s primary, does François Fillon have what it takes to beat Marine Le Pen?

Lorimer, Marta

(2016) Having won the French centre-right’s primary, does François Fillon have what it takes to beat Marine Le Pen? [Online resource]

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François Fillon has been selected as the French centre-right’s candidate for the 2017 presidential election. But with the nomination secured, what challenges lie ahead? Marta Lorimer suggests that although Fillon’s programme proved popular with voters in the primary, he may need to broaden its appeal to have similar success in the presidential election itself.