France's Macron seen winning first round of presidentials, Fillon slips - BVA poll


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  • Saturday, 25 Mar 2017

Emmanuel Macron, head of the political movement En Marche ! (Onwards !) and 2017 presidential candidate of the French centre-right speaks at a meeting at Saint Denis as he campaigns on the French Indian Ocean island of the Reunion, March 25, 2017. REUTERS/Laurent Capmas

(Story refiled to make clear the senators belong to the UDI-UC parliamentary group, but not all to the UDI party)

PARIS (Reuters) - The frontrunner in France's presidential election, Emmanuel Macron, received yet another boost to his candidacy on Sunday when nine centre-right lawmakers decided to rally behind him.

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