French presidential hopeful Fillon accused of giving his family well-paid fake jobs

Paris

CONSERVATIVE candidate Francois Fillon was on Wednesday fighting fresh claims he gave his family highly-paid fake jobs, a scandal threatening to derail his bid to become French president later this year.

The Canard Enchaine newspaper alleged in its new edition that Mr Fillon obtained jobs as parliamentary aides for his children as well as his wife Penelope that paid a total of around one million euros (S$1.5 million).