Sentences with phrase «scandal over his wife»

With hitherto favourite Francois Fillon, a conservative, embroiled in scandal over his wife's job and rising centrist star, Emmanuel Macron, yet untested, Le Pen's FN says it can thwart polls that see her losing in a second round run - off.

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The admission is likely to increase pressure on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to resign over the scandal involving the sale of state - owned land to school operator Moritomo Gakuen, which had ties to Abe's wife.

Now, unavoidably, his continuing work — his office pumps out near - daily audits — is colored by the scandal: As a Daily News headline said, COMPTROLLER WHO SPENT 180G IN STATE CASH ON WIFE CHIDES HEALTH DEPT. OVER FUNDING.

Washington (CNN)- The wife of Rep. Anthony Weiner returned home from a work trip Wednesday as her husband faced mounting pressure to resign over a «sexting» scandal that he lied about before admitting his involvement.

Catsimatidis rep Rob Ryan said Fossella remains well - regarded by voters despite the scandal over his covert shuttling between a wife and kids in New York and a girlfriend and love child outside DC.

By Eric M. Johnson (Reuters)-- Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer and his wife, Silda Wall Spitzer, said they are ending their marriage, more than five years after she stood by his side as the embattled Democrat resigned from office over a prostitution scandal.

Actor Johnny Depp has mocked the video apology over the international dog smuggling scandal that ensued after he and his wife illegally brought their Yorkshire Terriers into Australia.