Because as Hillary Clinton did before him, Monsieur Fillon is learning the two most recent and painful political lessons of the 21st century:a) Times have changed, andb) Life is unfair, especially in politics. Until last week, Fillon, a former prime minister and right-wing conservative, was widely expected to be elected France's next president come the elections in April. What blew up - surprising no one more than Fillon himself - was public outrage over the centuries-old and long-accepted tradition of the country's political leaders employing family and friends and paying them from the country's treasury. According to the press, she hadn't been a presence in the building, had no badge or official email address. The paper also alleged that he had paid two of his five children as "parliamentary assistants."

Source: Forbes February 05, 2017 17:37 UTC