PARIS (Reuters) - French conservative Francois Fillon, who failed to make it into the second round of an election for president on Sunday, said on Monday he would step back from any front-line role ahead of parliamentary elections in June.
Fillon, a 63-year-old former prime minister, had been favourite to win the presidency until late January, when he was hit by allegations that he was paying his wife and children from public funds for work they had not properly carried out.
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