Regional party chief urges Fillon to drop French presidential bid

PARIS (Reuters) – French presidential candidate Francois Fillon faced mounting pressure from his own conservative camp to withdraw from the race on Saturday, as a senator from The Republicans party warned it could split if he refused to bow out. Senator Bruno Gilles, head of the party’s influential Bouches-du-Rhone region, … Continue reading Regional party chief urges Fillon to drop French presidential bid