Two former prime ministers went head-to-head on Sunday in a runoff vote for France's center-right presidential nomination, with the victor expected to face a showdown against a resurgent far-right in May. But in a blow to Juppe, television viewers found the harder-line Fillon more convincing in a head-to-head debate on Thursday. "My choice is Francois Fillon because I don't want a right that is tainted by the left," said Harold Bakinsian, a 51 year-old architect voting in Frejus on the Mediterranean coast. As the two candidates voted, Fillon told reporters: "It is the voters who are talking now, not the candidate." While polls show either Fillon or Juppe would beat Le Pen, Juppe would do so by a more comfortable margin.

Source: Egypt Independent November 27, 2016 18:28 UTC