Fillon wins Conservative presidential primary after promising immigration crackdown in France

Francois Fillon has won France's first-ever conservative presidential primary after promising drastic free-market reforms and a crackdown on immigration and Islamic extremism.

Fillon wins Conservative presidential primary after promising immigration crackdown in France

Francois Fillon has won France's first-ever conservative presidential primary after promising drastic free-market reforms and a crackdown on immigration and Islamic extremism.

He beat more moderate rival Alain Juppe, who had warned of encroaching populism.

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