Seven out of 10 French voters want conservative presidential candidate Francois Fillon to step down, an opinion poll by Odoxa for France Info radio said Friday, as a scandal over alleged "fake work" for his wife continued to weigh on his campaign.
Fillon has apologized to the French people over the way hundreds of thousands of euros in taxpayers' money were paid to his wife, but has denied that the work was fake and has said he did nothing illegal.
He has vowed to continue his campaign, despite losing his position as favorite to centrist rival Emmanuel Macron, and is contesting the legitimacy of an official investigation into the affair. The election is due to take place in April.
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