A supporter holds a board during former French Prime Minister, member of the Republicans political party and 2017 presidential election candidate of the French centre-right Francois Fillon's campaign rally in Caen, France March 16, 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer
PARIS (Reuters) - Scandal-hit Francois Fillon was set to be confirmed as the conservative candidate in France's presidential election on Friday, despite dismal ratings, as the window for putting an alternative name on the ballot paper closed.
The campaign is one of the most unpredictable in the country's history as opinion polls show almost 40 percent of voters are not completely sure who to back in a topsy-turvy campaign dominated by a fraud investigation into Fillon.
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