There was defiance followed by contrition, talk of support and betrayal, and from the crowd cheers and tears as there has been for weeks. In the end, the beleaguered French presidential candidate François Fillon was still standing. The couple have always denied any wrongdoing: in her first interview since the scandal broke in January, Penelope Fillon told the Journal du Dimanche newspaper that she had indeed worked for her husband. It’s for you now to examine your consciences.”Facebook Twitter Pinterest The Fillon team said 200,000 supporters attended the rally. Photograph: Geoffroy van der Hasselt/AFP/Getty ImagesOne woman, who had risen at 6am on Sunday morning to travel from eastern France to show her support, told journalists: “We believe in François Fillon.

Source: The Guardian March 05, 2017 17:16 UTC