François Fillon

prime minister of France

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Fran\u00e7ois Fillon served as the prime minister of France from 2007 to 2012. He was a candidate in the 2017 presidential election, representing a right-leaning faction of the Republican Party. His campaign faced significant challenges due to accusations of embezzlement related to alleged fake jobs for his family members.123

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France
The Hollande administration
…by Sarkozy’s former prime minister, François Fillon, a standard-bearer for France’s right-leaning provincial Roman Catholic population. Polls suggested that he likely would face the National Front’s Marine Le Pen in the second round of the presidential election in May 2017.
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…by Sarkozy’s former prime minister, François Fillon, a standard-bearer for France’s right-leaning provincial Roman Catholic population. Polls suggested that he likely would face the National Front’s Marine Le Pen in the second round of the presidential election in May 2017.
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Nicolas Sarkozy
Presidency
…for the new government of François Fillon, whom Sarkozy had appointed as prime minister just after assuming the presidency. In the subsequent cabinet reshuffle, Sarkozy made several surprising appointments, including the country’s first woman finance minister (Christine Lagarde), the first full cabinet member of North African origin (Rachida Dati), and…
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…for the new government of François Fillon, whom Sarkozy had appointed as prime minister just after assuming the presidency. In the subsequent cabinet reshuffle, Sarkozy made several surprising appointments, including the country’s first woman finance minister (Christine Lagarde), the first full cabinet member of North African origin (Rachida Dati), and…
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