French Presdient Ends Affair With Partner

Francois Hollande confirms split with longstanding partner Valerie Trierweiler
Francois Hollande confirms split with longstanding partner Valerie Trierweiler

French President Francois Hollande has split with his longstanding partner Valerie Trierweiler after his affair with a young actress, in an exclusive declaration to AFP.

Saying he was speaking as a private individual, Hollande said: “I wish to make it known that I have ended my partnership with Valerie Trierweiler.”

Trierweiler, 48, remains holed up in a presidential residence in Versailles outside Paris after leaving hospital last Saturday, where she was treated for a bout of “tiredness” brought on by press revelations of Hollande’s affair with actress Julie Gayet, 41.

Trierweiler is due to fly to Mumbai on Sunday for a charity trip organised by French relief organisation Action Against Hunger, in what will be her first public appearance since the scandal broke.

Hollande, 59, announced his separation from Segolene Royal, a senior member of his Socialist party and a presidential candidate in 2007, just after she lost the election to Nicolas Sarkozy.

Trierweiler is not married to Hollande but assumed the role of First Lady at official functions after Hollande’s election in 2012.

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