https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed While François Fillon is clinging on for dear life over claims his wife was paid nearly €900k to do a fake job it's worth taking a moment to looks at ten other political scandals that rocked France. Some you will already know. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170201/ten-other-political-scandals-that-rocked-france Wed, 01 Feb 2017 14:53:55 +0100 ten-other-political-scandals-that-rocked-france Next year’s Euro 2016 Championships on home soil were meant to be the peak of Karim Benzema’s international career, but it now appears he may have played his last game for a France team that has once again been thrown into chaos. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151105/game-over-end-of-the-road-for-frances-benzema Thu, 05 Nov 2015 16:46:16 +0100 game-over-end-of-the-road-for-frances-benzema The head of Orange France (formerly operating as France Telecom) has been held by police investigating alleged corruption involving French politician and IMF chief Christine Lagarde, it was revealed on Monday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130610/french-police-arrest-businessman-with-ties-to-lagarde-imf Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:21:00 +0200 french-police-arrest-businessman-with-ties-to-lagarde-imf After the dramatic downfall of Jérôme Cahuzac this week, The Local looks back at some of the juiciest political scandals in French history. Underage ballerinas, African dictators, and sinful cardinals - here are the Top Ten outrageous French political scandals. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130405/top-ten-outrageous-french-political-scandals Fri, 05 Apr 2013 19:35:00 +0200 top-ten-outrageous-french-political-scandals