fillon is to the left of le pen.
and this is his views:
He has called for a rapprochement with the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, to fight Isil in Syria and protect Christian minorities, intimating that this was the priority over ousting Syria’s Bashar al-Assad.
A social conservative who voted against same-sex marriage and is against medically assisted procreation for single women or lesbian couples, he has the support of the traditional Catholic right.
juppe is more centrist and was thought to be the favorite.
putin now has both candidates that are 'open' to his world view with fillon and le pen for 2017.
sarkozy is supporting fillon so his victory in next week's runoff is all but assured for a spot in the general.