PARIS — The front-runner to be France's next president faces growing pressure to withdraw because of a scandal involving payments to his wife, creating a boost for an independent candidate or an anti-immigration populist in the spring election.
Conservative candidate François Fillon has seen his support evaporate following charges that he paid his wife nearly $900,000 for work she didn't perform as a parliamentary aide over eight years.
Conservative candidate François Fillon has seen his support evaporate following charges that he paid his wife nearly $900,000 for work she didn't perform as a parliamentary aide over eight years.