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Paris, Jun 29 (EFE), (Camera: Christophe Petit Tesson).- Former French prime minister François Fillon was on Monday sentenced to five years in jail — three suspended — in relation to the fake jobs scandal in which he was found guilty of employing and paying family members, including his wife.Penelope Fillon was handed a three year suspended sentence for her role in the affair, which was revealed just as the center-right politician launched his presidential bid in early 2017.FOOTAGE OF FORMER FRENCH PRIME MINISTER FRANÇOIS FILLON AND HIS WIFE PENELOPE FILLON ARRIVING AT COURT; PIERRE CORNUT-GENTILLE AND DE ANTONIN LEVY, FILLON'S LAWYERS.
French former prime minister Francois Fillon and his wife Penelope leave the court in Paris after the first day of their trial for claims they embezzled over one million euros in an alleged fake-jobs fraud. The eagerly-awaited trial of the former presidential hopeful and his wife had been due to start Monday but the court granted their request to delay the opening until Wednesday in solidarity with the lawyers' strike. (COMPLETES VIDI1PC22Z_EN) IMAGES
French former prime minister Francois Fillon and his wife Penelope arrive in court in Paris over claims they embezzled over one million euros in an alleged fake-jobs fraud. The eagerly-awaited trial of the former presidential hopeful and his wife had been due to start Monday but the court granted their request to delay the opening until Wednesday in solidarity with the lawyers' strike. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron talks with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak via videoconference to celebrate 120 years since the Entente Cordiale. IMAGES
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal pays his first visit to the armed forces at Lyon Mont-Verdun air base 942. IMAGES
"The priority that I have set for my government (...) is really to democratise access to culture throughout the country, particularly in rural areas," says Prime Minister Gabriel Attal in Montbéliard (Doubs) during his first trip dedicated to culture, to mark the launch of the 2024 "Capital of Culture". SOUNDBITE
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