Fillon tipped to win French rightwing primary

Millions of French voters were casting ballots Sunday to pick the presidential candidate for the centre-right Republicans party, with ex-premier Francois Fillon tipped to win and become favourite for next year's election. The US-style primary contest, the first for the party, is a battle between socially conservative and economic "radical" Fillon and the more moderate Alain Juppe, also a former prime minister who is nine years older at 71. The French presidential vote is seen as a key test for m