In her first interview since the scandal broke, Penelope Fillon told Le Journal du Dimanche she had carried out “a lot of different tasks” for her husband and urged him to “keep going to the end”. “Given the evolution of the political situation just seven weeks from the presidential election ... the political committee has been brought forward,” it said in a statement. I’ve known better, and I will know better.”He told those gathered: “I know France, I know the state it’s in ... At Aubervilliers, outside Paris, on Saturday more than 2,500 Fillon supporters were expected to hear him speak. Fillon and his remaining team are now pinning their political hopes on a rally to be held in central Paris on Sunday.

Source: The Guardian March 05, 2017 00:05 UTC