Fillon Vows to Stay in French Race, Insisting He Can Win
- Republican presidential candidate offers apology to voters
- Candidate says wife was employed as assistant for 15 years
Fillon Vows to Stay in French Race, Victory Possible
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Francois Fillon sought to save his bid for the French presidency in an hour-long press conference in which he set out extensive details of his family’s finances and offered an apology to voters as evidence of his probity.
Almost two weeks after the first report that the Republican candidate had employed his wife as a parliamentary assistant, Fillon stated clearly on Monday that she took a salary for that job over the course of 15 years and that his children also worked for him for shorter periods. The former prime minister emphasized that the practice is entirely legal, while adding that he understood the outrage of many voters.