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Ex-French president’s final appeal rejected by courts
Qatar was awarded right to host 2022 World Cup 9 days after meeting
Constitutional Council rejects appeal against accusations of unauthorised spending on 2012 campaign
Paris court rejects appeal against a decision to send the former president to trial
Ex-French president caught in fresh legal woes
Ex-French president faces probe over alleged Gaddafi donations
Former French president summoned in probe into financing of successful 2007 election
Former French president summoned over alleged Gaddafi financing
Move comes amid probe into funding of successful presidential run
Republican supporters bemoan the fragmentation of the centre-right party
Republican party executive stands by nominee
The National Front benefits from a neutered right, a flaky centre and a divided left
Former French president turns to business after primary defeat
Former French president’s legal troubles compound centre-right woes ahead of poll
Former French president fails in bid to get case thrown out
A pro-Russian stance could boost the election chance of France’s leading conservative
The centre-right frontrunner promises economic recovery and national renewal
France’s potential Republican candidate stresses his social conservative credentials
Ex-president’s comeback thwarted in primary as Fillon and Juppé head for face-off
Former PM will battle Juppé in next vote to be candidate of right, writes Tony Barber
