Who defeated Juppé in the run-off of the 2016 primary?
Nicolas Sarkozy
Marine Le Pen
Emmanuel Macron
François Fillon
Answer
François Fillon, a 62-year-old former prime minister, prevailed over Alain Juppé, the popular and experienced 71-year-old former prime minister, in the highly anticipated second round of France's conservative primary to choose a presidential candidate. Fillon campaigned as a social conservative but with an economic platform farther to the right than any mainstream French politician has proposed in modern times.
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