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French First Lady Valerie Trierweiler extends hospital stay | French First Lady Valerie Trierweiler extends hospital stay |
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French First Lady Valerie Trierweiler is to remain in hospital, where she has been since a magazine accused President Francois Hollande of having an affair. | French First Lady Valerie Trierweiler is to remain in hospital, where she has been since a magazine accused President Francois Hollande of having an affair. |
She had been expected to leave hospital on Monday, but her aides said doctors had told her she needed more rest. | She had been expected to leave hospital on Monday, but her aides said doctors had told her she needed more rest. |
She went to hospital on Friday shortly after Closer magazine alleged Mr Hollande was having an affair with film actress Julie Gayet. | She went to hospital on Friday shortly after Closer magazine alleged Mr Hollande was having an affair with film actress Julie Gayet. |
Mr Hollande did not deny the report but protested at invasion of his privacy. | Mr Hollande did not deny the report but protested at invasion of his privacy. |
The president and Ms Trierweiler have been together since 2007. | The president and Ms Trierweiler have been together since 2007. |
A presidential news conference scheduled for Tuesday on plans to boost the flagging economy now looks likely to be overshadowed by Mr Hollande's private life, correspondents say. | A presidential news conference scheduled for Tuesday on plans to boost the flagging economy now looks likely to be overshadowed by Mr Hollande's private life, correspondents say. |
Opinion polls already suggest he is one of the most unpopular French presidents ever. | Opinion polls already suggest he is one of the most unpopular French presidents ever. |
Aides of Ms Trierweiler, who is Mr Hollande's official partner and lives at the Elysee Palace, said she went to hospital on Friday for "rest and some tests". | |
On Monday, an aide told Europe 1 broadcaster: "The doctors will determine when she can be dismissed from hospital. She needs to recover from the shock she has suffered." | |
Le Parisien newspaper quoted one of her friends as saying she is willing to forgive Mr Hollande, but wants to know about his intentions as soon as possible. | |
The French media face strict privacy laws, but the tradition of secrecy over the private lives of public figures has been steadily eroded in recent years. | The French media face strict privacy laws, but the tradition of secrecy over the private lives of public figures has been steadily eroded in recent years. |
On Friday, Closer magazine printed a seven-page article about the alleged affair between Mr Hollande and Ms Gayet. | On Friday, Closer magazine printed a seven-page article about the alleged affair between Mr Hollande and Ms Gayet. |
It was illustrated with photos showing a man said to be the president visiting a flat near the Elysee Palace at the same time as Ms Gayet. | It was illustrated with photos showing a man said to be the president visiting a flat near the Elysee Palace at the same time as Ms Gayet. |
Mr Hollande, who has never married, left his previous partner, fellow Socialist politician Segolene Royal, to be with Ms Trierweiler. | Mr Hollande, who has never married, left his previous partner, fellow Socialist politician Segolene Royal, to be with Ms Trierweiler. |
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