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France's Fillon Winning Republican Presidential Nomination

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France’s former prime minister Francois Fillon is winning the nomination of The Republicans party with 66.5 percent of center-right votes in Sunday's runoff... 28.11.2016, Sputnik International

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France's Fillon Winning Republican Presidential Nomination

00:06 GMT 28.11.2016 (Updated: 05:30 GMT 28.11.2016)

© REUTERS / Philippe WojazerFrancois Fillon, former French prime minister and member of Les Republicains political party, delivers his speech after partial results in the second round for the French center-right presidential primary election in Paris, France, November 27, 2016.

Francois Fillon, former French prime minister and member of Les Republicains political party, delivers his speech after partial results in the second round for the French center-right presidential primary election in Paris, France, November 27, 2016. - Sputnik International

France’s former prime minister Francois Fillon is winning the nomination of The Republicans party with 66.5 percent of center-right votes in Sunday's runoff, the preliminary results of the vote revealed.

PARIS (Sputnik) — According to the official website of the primaries, Fillon's rival Alain Juppe lags behind with 33.5 percent after more than 4.2 million votes were counted.

Head of French right-wing party Les Republicains and former President Nicolas Sarkozy delivers a speech during a campaign meeting of the Les Republicains' candidate for the December regional elections in Ile-de-France on September 27, 2015 - Sputnik International

Sarkozy Congratulates Fillon on Winning French Republican Nomination

27 November 2016, 20:00 GMT

Juppe has already conceded his defeat in Sunday’s runoff of the center-right primaries and wished his challenger a victory next May.

Between 4.2 and 4.6 million are estimated to have taken part in the vote, according to an Elabe survey commissioned by the French broadcaster BFMTV.

The French presidential elections will be held in two rounds in April and May 2017. The ruling Socialist Party will choose its candidate in January, but is widely seen as an outsider due to its low popularity. Far-right Front National's Marine Le Pen is also expected to run.