Alain Juppe
Former Prime Minister of France and mayor of Bordeaux Alain Juppe refused to replace françois Fillon as a candidate from the largest opposition party in the country the Republicans in the presidential election. On Monday, March 6, reports Reuters.
“Declare once and for all that will not be a candidate for the presidential elections”, — quotes RIA Novosti the words of the policy. He noted that currently it is very difficult to unite the ranks of the Republicans and, moreover, “voters want new faces”.
While Juppe criticized the current representative of “Republicans” in presidential elections.
According to the Agency, the former President of France Nicolas Sarkozy called for party members, Fillon and Juppe is to hold a meeting in the evening of 6 March in order to discuss what is happening.
March 5, Fillon said he did not intend to refuse participation in the presidential campaign and nobody will be able to enforce it.
Earlier in the day, one of eminent persons “Republicans” Christian Estrosi has hinted at a possible replacement of the candidate in presidents of the country. However, he expressed the opinion that the election campaign of right-wing doomed to failure and can no longer continue in this spirit.
Also on March 5 it became known that, according to the poll, more than 70 percent of the French believe that françois Fillon should withdraw from the presidential race. Against him on 24 February, the financial Prosecutor’s office formally opened an investigation in connection with allegations of fictitious employment of the wife as his assistant.