Inside Europe: The rocky road to the French elections
Politics
John Laurenson
March 23, 2017
Hardly a week goes by without allegations surfacing regarding irregularities by candidates in the French presidential election. Francois Fillon has been indicted on suspicion of financial wrongdoing. Meanwhile anti-immigration candidate Marine Le Pen is accused of misusing European Parliament funds. Now the third frontrunner is coming under suspicion. This postcard from John Laurenson in Paris.