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PenelopeGate: French Ex-PM Francois Fillon Sentenced to Prison over Fake Jobs Scandal

Former French PM François Fillon and his Welsh wife, Penelope Fillon, have received jail sentences in a fake jobs case.…

4 years ago

France Elections 2017: Polls Open amid High Security Following Champs Elysees Attack

French voters are going to the polls to choose their next president, amid high security following a deadly attack on…

8 years ago

Penelope Fillon Placed Under Formal Investigation

Penelope Fillon, the wife of French presidential candidate Francois Fillon, has been placed under formal investigation amid the continuing "fake…

8 years ago

Penelope Fillon Insists She Did Carry Out Parliamentary Work for Francois Fillon

Penelope Fillon, the wife of French presidential candidate Francois Fillon, has insisted that she did carry out parliamentary work for…

8 years ago

Penelope Gate: Francois Fillon Takes Back Promise to Quit French Presidential Race

Francois Fillon has taken back a promise to quit France’s presidential race if placed under formal investigation. His campaign has…

8 years ago

France Elections 2017: Benoit Hamon Becomes Socialist Party’s Presidential Candidate

Benoit Hamon has become the French Socialist Party's candidate in this year’s presidential elections, after winning a run-off vote on…

8 years ago

France Elections 2017: Francois Fillon Wins Conservative Primary

Francois Fillon has won the conservative candidacy in the 2017 French presidential election after his rival Alain Juppe admitted defeat.…

8 years ago

Nicolas Sarkozy Admits Defeat in Presidential Primary

France’s former President Nicolas Sarkozy has been knocked out of the first round of the conservatives’ primary to choose the…

8 years ago

Jean-Francois Cope wins French UMP election

The French conservative UMP party has chosen Jean-Francois Cope as its next leader after a tight election marred by claims…

12 years ago

Jean-Francois Cope and Francois Fillon both claim victory in France’s UMP election

A vote to decide who will lead France's conservative opposition UMP has plunged the party into disarray and acrimony. Both…

12 years ago