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French former prime minister Francois Fillon attends a meeting ahead of the regional elections in Ile-de France, on April 11, 2015 in Rosny-sous-Bois.
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Is Francois Fillon Marine Le Pen's dream opponent?

The former French prime minister's unexpected surge puts him in the box seat for the Republican nomination - and the French presidency. 

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