Rebel French lawmaker raps presidential candidate Fillon ahead of Sarkozy talks


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  • Thursday, 16 Feb 2017

Francois Fillon (C), former French prime minister, member of The Republicans political party and 2017 presidential election candidate of the French centre-right, waves at a campaign rally in Margny-les-Compiegne, France, February 15, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

PARIS (Reuters) - Scandal-hit French presidential candidate Francois Fillon came under renewed attack from within his own conservative camp on Wednesday as he sought to hold his campaign together through talks with ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy.

Rebel conservative lawmaker Georges Fenech said voters were deserting their party, The Republicans, and it faced defeat in the April-May election unless it ditched Fillon.

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