French politicians are allowed to hire family members as aides as long as they actually do the jobs for which they are paid. Prosecutors are trying to determine whether Fillon's family members did the jobs of parliamentary aides. As prime minister and in his presidential campaign, Fillon put the accent on cutting back on government spending. On Tuesday, lawmakers in Fillon's party hold their weekly meeting, a likely place to examine the fallout from the scandal. Besides far-right Le Pen and centrist Macron, Socialist Party candidate Benoit Hamon and far-left candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon are running for president.

Source: ABC News February 06, 2017 11:36 UTC