French centre-right split as Fillon contests Copé win

2012-11-21 9

The bitter battle to lead the French centre-right opposition is descending into open political warfare between Jean-François Copé, who narrowly won the internal election, and the former prime minister François Fillon.

The defeated candidate's supporters are claiming he actually won, after it was revealed that 1,300 votes from overseas had been forgotten.

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