Francois Fillon, former French prime minister, member of The Republicans political party and 2017 presidential election candidate of the centre-right, visits a neighborhood as he campaigns in Tourcoing, France, February 17, 2017. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
PARIS (Reuters) - Conservative French presidential candidate Francois Fillon said on Friday he would stay in the race come what may, after saying for weeks that he would step down if he were put under formal investigation over his wife's employment.
France's financial prosecutor on Thursday decided to keep open an investigation into whether or not Fillon's wife did real work in exchange for receiving hundreds of thousands of euros in taxpayers' money as his parliament assistant.
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