French candidates battle fresh scandals
Socialist challenger Hollande is the favourite to win next week’s vote, but his campaign was shaken by a new episode in the saga of his party’s ties to disgraced former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn.
Over the weekend, Socialist lawmaker Julien Dray invited Hollande’s campaign director Pierre Moscovici, communications director Manuel Valls and former partner Segolene Royal to a drinks party to celebrate his birthday.