Francois Fillon delivering his fiery speech at the campaign rally on Sunday. "I want to tell Penelope that I love her and that I will never forgive those who tried to throw us to the wolves," he told the crowd, to chants of "Penelope, Penelope!" Investigators have launched a preliminary probe into misuse of public funds. Fillon has called the revelations in Le Canard Enchaine investigative weekly a "plot" and says his wife's job was real. Fillon says his wife has always worked for him during his four-decade political career, carrying out tasks including speech editing and representing him at events.

Source: The Local January 29, 2017 18:22 UTC