Poll shows Fillon losing votes in French presidential race, Juppe in 2nd round if he stood | Reuters

PARIS Under-fire candidate Francois Fillon has lost support in France's presidential election campaign, but fellow conservative Alain Juppe would reach the second round should he replace him, an opinion poll said on Sunday.The poll by Kantar Sofres-Onepoint was conducted between March 2 and March 4 as pressure from within Fillon's own party mounted on him to stand down and for Juppe to take his place.It showed Fillon on just 17 percent of the vote - down 3 percentage points from a poll conducted last month, a score that would eliminate him from the contest.

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