Fillon Catches Up in French Poll as He Vows Revenge on Enemies
- Republican candidate threatens legal action over revelations
- Ifop, Elabe show Fillon Gaining as Macron, Le Pen Slip
Le Pen Faces 'Frexit' Fire in Presidential Debate
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French presidential candidate Francois Fillon vowed to go after those he holds responsible for legal woes that have roiled his campaign as polls showed him narrowing the gap with the front-runners in the contest.
Support for the Republican nominee rose one percentage point to 19 percent in Thursday’s weekly Elabe poll of first-round voting intentions, while lower support for Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen brought him closer to a slot in the May 7 runoff than at any time since mid-February. Ifop also had Fillon gaining for a third day Thursday in its daily rolling poll as Macron and Le Pen dropped.