Francois Fillon, former French Prime Minister, member of the Republicans political party and 2017 presidential election candidate of the French centre-right, attends a meeting at the National Assembly in Paris, France, March 8, 2017. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
PARIS (Reuters) - Francois Fillon, the beleaguered conservative candidate in France's presidential election, named prominent allies of ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy to his campaign team on Thursday in a bid to broaden his appeal, as opinion polls showed his support had at least stopped eroding.
A few days ago, Fillon's campaign was close to ending over a financial scandal. His drop in opinion polls has been huge. An authoritative monthly poll with a sample of over 15,000 showed the number of voters intending to back him fell by more than a third from a 29 percent peak between December and February.
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