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Crisis Meeting Between Sarkozy, Fillon, Juppe Canceled

© REUTERS / Benoit TessierFrancois Fillon, former French prime minister, member of The Republicans political party and 2017 presidential candidate of the French centre-right, speaks during a news conference about a "fake job" scandal at his campaign headquarters in Paris, France. (File)
Francois Fillon, former French prime minister, member of The Republicans political party and 2017 presidential candidate of the French centre-right, speaks during a news conference about a fake job scandal at his campaign headquarters in Paris, France. (File) - Sputnik International
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The meeting, proposed by French ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy to his party’s presidential nominee Francois Fillon and former candidate Alain Juppe, has been called off, sources close to Sarkozy told Le Figaro newspaper on Tuesday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Sarkozy and Juppe agreed to meet in the coming days during a phone call on Tuesday morning, according to the media. A separate meeting between The Republicans party leader and its embattled flag-bearer is also planned.

The trilateral meeting was reportedly agreed on Monday. Fillon said he was ready to meet with Sarkozy and Juppe to address divisions within the conservative party. Several center-right lawmakers previously urged Fillon to choose a successor in the presidential race after he saw his ratings slip over accusations of fraud.

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