Take 4: Just who is Francois Fillon?
Jesuit-educated and a fan of Thatcher, Fillon is now favourite to win the French presidential election next year
He's the former French prime minister who came from far behind to win the Republican nomination for the French presidential election next year - but just what exactly does he stand for?
Background
Fillon, Jesuit-educated and an avowed Thatcherite, is described as "a traditional French conservative in the mould of Charles de Gaulle", whose portrait hung in his bedroom as a teenager.
The 62-year old, who has spent almost half of ...
