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Embattled French candidate Fillon to appear on Sunday evening news
French presidential candidate Francois Fillon will speak on France 2 television's Sunday evening news program, the broadcaster said, after he had earlier canceled a Monday morning radio appearance that was to discuss his campaign. Once the frontrunner, Fillon is under growing pressure to withdraw as the candidate for the right-wing Republicans party. "He wants to speak to the French," an official from Fillon's camp told Reuters. France 2 confirmed Fillon's evening slot declining to give further details. Thomas Sotto, presenter for Europe 1 radio's Monday morning show, earlier on Sunday tweeted that the former ... (full story)