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French Presidential Candidate François Fillon Charged with Embezzlement

HeadlineMar 16, 2017

In more news on European elections, France’s right-wing presidential candidate François Fillon has been charged with multiple counts of embezzlement over allegations he gave his wife and two of his children fake jobs as parliamentary aides. He is currently polling third in the race, behind far-right-wing candidate Marine Le Pen and former economy minister Emmanuel Macron. Meanwhile, France’s left candidate, Jean-Luc Mélenchon—who has been compared to Bernie Sanders—says he’s received the 500 endorsements from elected officials required to run in the first round of France’s presidential elections on April 23.

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