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TOPSHOT - The two finalists in France's conservative presidential primary, Francois Fillon (L) and Alain Juppe, leave after posing for photographs prior to taking part in the first televised debate between the two remaining candidates for the right-wing Les Republicains (LR) party primaries in Paris on November 24, 2016, ahead of the 2017 presidential election. France's conservative presidential favourite Francois Fillon struck a confident tone ahead of a final televised debate on November 24 with his rival Alain Juppe. A poll published on November 23 showed Fillon would win 65 percent of votes in the final primary vote on November 27 against 35 percent for the more centrist Juppe. / AFP / POOL / Eric FEFERBERG (Photo credit should read ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - The two finalists in France's conservative presidential primary, Francois Fillon (L) and Alain Juppe, leave after posing for photographs prior to taking part in the first televised debate between the two remaining candidates for the right-wing Les Republicains (LR) party primaries in Paris on November 24, 2016, ahead of the 2017 presidential election.
France's conservative presidential favourite Francois Fillon struck a confident tone ahead of a final televised debate on November 24 with his rival Alain Juppe. A poll published on November 23 showed Fillon would win 65 percent of votes in the final primary vote on November 27 against 35 percent for the more centrist Juppe. / AFP / POOL / Eric FEFERBERG        (Photo credit should read ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images)