Polls also say Sarkozy probably won’t be the Republicans nominee. Juppé has him beat 58-42.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Republicans_(France)_presidential_primary,_2016#Jupp.C3.A9-Sarkozy
Results from today’s primary (8 out of 10 centers reporting)
Fillon at 44 percent, Juppe at 28 percent, Sarkozy at 21 percent.
Runoff for top two next Sunday.