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A French appeals court upheld former PM Francois Fillon's conviction for embezzling public funds, but cut a year off his prison term.

No matter how the first round of the French presidential election ends today, one thing is certain: It has been an exceptional campaign.

With the first round of voting in the two-stage election due to take place on Sunday, centrist Emmanuel Macron still held on to his position as frontrunner in the closely contested race.

Emmanuel Macron remains favourite to win France's turbulent presidential election race, a poll showed on Sunday.

In a drama-filled day, Fillon delivered a defiant speech to thousands of grassroots supporters in central Paris on Sunday, telling them that they would not be robbed of victory.

Once the frontrunner, Fillon is mired in a scandal over his wife's pay, and his campaign has been in serious trouble since he learned this week that he could be placed under formal investigation.

The poll, based on 1,004 interviews with French voters on Friday and Saturday, showed that 65 percent of respondents wished Fillon would drop his candidacy.

The media was facing increasing hostility, notably from Francois Fillon and some of his backers after the conservative challenger was hit by a scandal that has badly affected his election chances.

Senator Bruno Gilles, head of the party's influential Bouches-du-Rhone region, says in a radio interview that party faithful had "turned the page" and overwhelmingly wanted a change of candidate.

Opinion polls indicate that Macron is gaining on the frontrunners, conservative candidate Francois Fillon and far-right leader Marine Le Pen.

Francois Fillon clinched the rightwing nomination for next year's presidential election with a resounding victory over his rival Alain Juppe.

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