Fillon to be right wing candidate for French Presidency
French ex-Prime Minister François Fillon has won the primary race to contest as the Republican party's presidential candidate in the 2017 elections. The 62-year-old reportedly gained support after writing a book on the dangers of "Islamic totalitarianism" after recent Islamist terrorist attacks in France. Fillon had served as PM under ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy, who he defeated in the primaries.