(Zacharie Scheurer/Associated Press)PARIS — The Latest on France’s presidential campaign (all times local):7 p.m.Banging pots in anger, several hundred people in Paris are protesting corruption in French politics as the two leading presidential candidates face legal investigations. Speeches at the anti-corruption demonstration were routinely interrupted by protesters banging metal spoons on cooking pots, a reference to a French expression equating pots to embarrassing scandals. ___4 p.m.French conservative presidential candidate Francois Fillon is urging his supporters not to “give up the fight” for the presidency despite corruption allegations dogging him. Waving French flags in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower, thousands have gathered to show support for conservative Francois Fillon’s troubled presidential candidacy. The Paris rally could be Fillon’s last stand, amid growing pressure on him to quit the race because of corruption allegations.

Source: Washington Post March 05, 2017 14:46 UTC