French Prime Minister François Fillon on Tuesday night denied any tension with President Nicolas Sarkozy, after a government source leaked a rumour to French media that their relationship was undergoing a new phase of mutual "irritation". "The truth is that the duo the president of the Republic and I have formed for almost three years is one that surprises, and I would almost say bothers, people", Fillon said in an interview on TV channel France 2's nightly news bulletin. Fillon said he was on "stable" terms with Sarkozy, and noted that they had "succeeded in building a relationship of trust".
French Prime Minister François Fillon on Tuesday night denied any tension with President Nicolas Sarkozy, after a government source leaked a rumour to French media that their relationship was undergoing a new phase of mutual "irritation".
"The truth is that the duo the president of the Republic and I have formed for almost three years is one that surprises, and I would almost say bothers, people", Fillon said in an interview on TV channel France 2's nightly news bulletin.
Fillon said he was on "stable" terms with Sarkozy, and noted that they had "succeeded in building a relationship of trust".
On March 14 and 21, French voters go to the polls to elect 1,880 regional representatives. The Socialist Party currently holds all but two of the 22 regions in Metropolitan France and is campaigning to extend its domination, while President Nicolas Sarkozy's UMP aims to regain ground.
