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(Agence France Presse) — Photos of two men arrested Tuesday on suspicion of plotting a terror attack in France were distributed to the security teams of candidates in the upcoming French presidential election, campaign sources told AFP. “The photos were passed to my security service from Thursday,” far-right candidate Marine Le Pen told AFP, while an aide to centrist Emmanuel Macron also confirmed receiving pictures. Conservative Francois Fillon was warned about the danger on Friday, […]
by Gina DOGGETT / Déborah CLAUDE Agence France Press PARIS, France (AFP) — Penelope Fillon, long a low-profile political wife, has been thrust into the spotlight with a scandal bearing her name — “Penelopegate” — that is dimming her husband Francois Fillon’s hopes of becoming France’s next president. She was charged Tuesday with complicity in the abuse of public funds in a case involving alleged fake jobs as a parliamentary aide to her conservative husband […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Embattled French presidential hopeful Francois Fillon received an interest-free, undeclared loan of 50,000 euros ($53,000) from a billionaire friend in 2013, according to the Canard Enchaine weekly. The conservative candidate “did not deem it necessary” to report the loan from Marc Ladreit de Lacharriere to a state transparency watchdog, the weekly said in its edition to appear Wednesday. The investigative and satirical newspaper, the source of the fake jobs scandal that […]
by Guy JACKSON Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Embattled French presidential hopeful Francois Fillon vowed that “no one” could force him to quit as he dug in despite calls to withdraw over an expenses scandal, with party leaders heading for a crisis meeting Monday over his candidacy. The conservative was in a defiant mood after holding a rally in Paris attended by tens of thousands of flag-waving supporters. “No one today can prevent […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — French rightwing presidential candidate Francois Fillon will try on Thursday to keep his embattled campaign on track after he revealed he is to be charged over a fake jobs scandal that has dogged his bid. The 62-year-old conservative former prime minister was favorite at the turn of the year to become France’s next leader after clinching the nomination for the Republicans party in November. But allegations that he used public funds […]
