Francois Fillon (R), member of the Republicans political party and former 2017 French presidential election candidate of the French centre-right, arrives with French politician Bernard Accoyer to attend a political council at the party headquarters in Paris, France, April 24, 2017 the day after the first round of 2017 French presidential election. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
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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