Francois Fillon, former French prime minister and member of Les Republicains political party, reacts as he delivers his speech after partial results in the second round for the French center-right presidential primary election in Paris, France, November 27, 2016. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
PARIS (Reuters) - On paper, French presidential favourite Francois Fillon's free-market plans to cut business taxes, relax labour laws and shrink the public sector should give corporate France a shot in the arm and boost economic growth.
But his reforms are likely to come at the cost of showdowns with labour unions and public-sector workers who face losing jobs in a country where strikes can often drag on for several weeks if not months.
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