It bores me. They briefly separated in and Cecilia moved to New York to be with another man. Sarkozy was visibly shaken by the episode, losing weight and appearing tetchy, leading some to question his ability to govern under duress. Previous French leaders have had unconventional love lives, with Socialist President Francois Mitterrand fathering a love child and President Felix Faure died in the arms of a lover in However, none have ever divorced.
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He denies all the allegations. It revealed that long-time Sarkozy ally Fillon had employed his wife as his parliamentary assistant from to without her carrying out duties to justify her salary. The couple were convicted in June for misusing public funds and handed prison sentences, which they have appealed. At the time of the scandal in , Fillon and his allies sought to justify his wife's job by saying such practices were common within parliament at the time.
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