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Millions of French voters were casting ballots Sunday to pick the presidential candidate for the centre-right Republicans party. Ex-Prime minister Francois Fillon is tipped to win and voted in Paris around 10am local time. IMAGES.
French former prime minister Francois Fillon and his wife Penelope leave the court in Paris after the first day of their trial for claims they embezzled over one million euros in an alleged fake-jobs fraud. The eagerly-awaited trial of the former presidential hopeful and his wife had been due to start Monday but the court granted their request to delay the opening until Wednesday in solidarity with the lawyers' strike. (COMPLETES VIDI1PC22Z_EN) IMAGES
French former prime minister Francois Fillon and his wife Penelope arrive in court in Paris over claims they embezzled over one million euros in an alleged fake-jobs fraud. The eagerly-awaited trial of the former presidential hopeful and his wife had been due to start Monday but the court granted their request to delay the opening until Wednesday in solidarity with the lawyers' strike. IMAGES
Francois Fillon took a strong lead in the run-off of France's right-wing presidential primary on Sunday, early results showed. IMAGES of supporters cheering
Alain Juppe conceded defeat in France's right-wing primary and congratulated Francois Fillon on his "large victory," while Fillon said he would be the candidate of "all those who in their hearts are proud to be French." IMAGES of the Fillon and Juppe shaking hands
French Prime Minister and former Education Minister Gabriel Attal congratulates his successor newly appointed Education Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera at handover ceremony. Attal vows to make school " the heart of the battles fought by my government". SOUNDBITE