Macron and Mathieu Gallet. Photos: AFPPresidential candiate Emmanuel Macron shocked supporters on Monday night when he publicly dismissed longstanding and widespread rumours he was having an affair with the president of France Radio Mathieu Gallet. The rumours had been swirling around Macron for a long time but the presidential candidate shocked his supporters by meeting them head on. And with a nod to the fake jobs scandal surrounding his rival candidate François Fillon and his wife, Macron joked that he had never been paid for his secret life. AdvertisementMacron has steadily risen in recent polls thanks to the fake jobs scandal around François Fillon.

Source: The Local February 07, 2017 08:12 UTC