It's all a bit complicated. Ségolène Royal was for many years the partner of François Hollande and mother of his children. In 2007 she was the Socialist Party candidate in the 2007 election, in which she was defeated by Nicholas Sarkozy. It is widely believed that her partner Hollande had wanted to be the candidate himself and resented her comparative success within the party. They split up as a couple.
He went on to become the Socialist candidate this year and is now President.
It appears that his new partner Valerie Trierweiler has issues with Royal.
Now read on.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...tter-post.html Quote:
Tensions between the two women continued to spiral despite calls from Mr Hollande's Socialist Party to calm things down and change the subject ahead of Sunday's legislative elections, which the Left is tipped to win.
The row has totally overshadowed the legislative campaign and called into question Mr Hollande's leadership qualities.
It sparked an unprecedented reproach from prime minister Jean-Marc Ayrault who told the First Lady to "know her place" while Party leader Martine Aubry yesterday called on her to be "more discreet"...
...Miss Royal is standing for MP against dissident left-winger Olivier Falorni in La Rochelle. One poll suggests she will be trounced on Sunday as the Right has called on its supporters to back her rival.
President Hollande, who has kept out of the parliamentary campaign, made an exception for his ex-girlfriend by lending her his official support.
This reportedly infuriated Miss Trierweiler, who was yesterday quoted by Le Point as telling her boyfriend: "You took a stand for Royal without telling me. You'll see what I'm capable of!".
Minutes later she fired off a tweet wishing "good luck" to Miss Royal's rival and praising his "selfless commitment".
The opposition Right swiftly denounced the row as "Dallas at the Elysee Palace", saying France's new first couple were intolerably mixing their public and private lives and making a mockery of Mr Hollande's so-called "normal" presidency.
Twice-divorced Miss Trierweiler claimed it was "idiotic" to suggest she had acted out of jealousy of her partner's former companion of 30 years, who she is said to privately call "the nutter from Poitou".
But Le Point quoted her as telling Mr Hollande not to give his ex-girlfriend a plum job as president of the National Assembly, sending him a text message saying: "Anything she gets will be too much."
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