France is staging its most unpredictable presidential election in decades, and a new twist came this weekend as François Fillon faced mounting calls to resign the center-right Republican nomination. Voters seeking pro-growth reforms this spring will have to look elsewhere if the self-proclaimed Thatcherite’s campaign collapses under allegations of improper use of taxpayer funds. Police on Friday searched parliamentary offices as part of a widening probe into whether Mr. Fillon improperly paid his wife and two of his...

Source: Wall Street Journal February 05, 2017 22:52 UTC