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France’s Fillon plunges 16 points over ‘Penelopegate’

Sunday, 29 January 2017 2:57 AM [ Last Update: Sunday, 29 January 2017 2:57 AM ]

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Former French Prime minister and right-wing candidate for the upcoming presidential election Francois Fillon attends the opening ceremony of the archives of late French political figure Philippe Seguin, on January 26, 2017 at the Archives Nationales in Pierrefitte-sur-Seine. (Photo by AFP)

Ramin Mazaheri
Press TV, Paris

A recent poll shows that 77% of the French think their parliamentarians are corrupt. Leading presidential contender Francois Fillon has campaigned on his moral integrity, but his popularity is plummeting due to accusations that his wife received taxpayer money from a fake government job. Ramin Mazaheri reports from Paris.

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