France's conservative frontrunners Juppe, Sarkozy say no to Turkey in EU

Turkey does not belong in the European Union, the two leading conservative candidates for France's 2017 presidential election, Nicolas Sarkozy and Alain Juppe, said on Thursday, restating their opposition to continuing accession talks with Ankara. Both also told a televised debate ahead of the Nov. 20 and 27 vote for the conservative candidate that President Bashar al-Assad cannot be part of the solution in Syria. Whoever wins the conservative primaries has a strong chance of being elected Franc