French politician Francois Fillon, member of the conservative Les Republicains political party, delivers a speech at his campaign headquarters after partial results in the first round of the French center-right presidential primary election vote in Paris, France, November 20, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Samson/Pool
PARIS (Reuters) - French centrist Francois Bayrou on Tuesday branded the liberal economic reforms floated by conservative presidential frontrunner Francois Fillon "dangerous" - remarks that may hint at an independent run that could damage Fillon's election hopes.
Bayrou, a pro-Europe politician who won 18.5 percent of first-round votes in the 2007 presidential vote, is backing ex-premier Alain Juppe's bid for the conservative nomination. But Juppe is now second-favorite in that race after Fillon's stunning win in the primary contest's opening round.
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