新歡疑有孕舊愛或“下堂” 奧朗德帶誰訪美？
French President Francois Hollande faced the press for nearly three hours on Tuesday but refused to answer questions about reports of an affair with an actress.
Hollande said only that he and his partner, France’s official First Lady Valerie Trierweiler, were going through a “difficult and painful period.” He insisted, “I have one principle, and that is private matters should be dealt with privately.”
Trierweiler was admitted to hospital, reportedly suffering from shock and depression, after a celebrity magazine reported Friday on Hollande’s alleged trysts with actress Julie Gayet. The magazine Closer published several photographs of a man on the back of a scooter, said to be the president on his way to visit the actress at a borrowed apartment, where he reportedly spent the night.
Asked how Trierweiler was doing, Hollande’s reply was frosty. “She’s resting. That’s all I will say,” he said.
In his opening remarks, which lasted 40 minutes and covered a wide range of subjects, Hollande unveiled plans to guarantee “France’s place in the world.”
He pledged to boost employment and economic growth, as well as to make nearly $89 billion in cuts to public spending by 2017. He said he would reduce taxes and red tape for French companies in return for promises that they would create more jobs, especially for the young. And he said he would introduce measures to save money by cutting the “excess and abuse” in the country’s health system.
He also spoke of forging closer ties with Germany, including a possible military alliance between the countries.
A handful of journalists tried to ask questions about what the French and international media are calling the “Hollande affair,” but the president cut them short.
An Associated Press reporter remarked that Hollande would be making a number of foreign trips, including one to the United States in February to meet President Obama, and asked if the recent scandal would tarnish his image.
“In France, we have a certain number of principles,” Holland replied. “They are respect for private lives and our liberty and conception of the press. That is what we have … a certain number of values and principles.”
However, Hollande did say earlier that he would “clarify” the official position of Trierweiler, who was expected to accompany him on the trip to Washington, before leaving France.法國總統奧朗德將在下個月出訪美國，屆時他將帶“舊愛”瓦萊麗•特里耶韋萊還是“新歡”朱莉•加耶出行呢？綜合外國媒體1月14日報道，奧朗德在當天的新聞發佈會上拒絕迴應偷情傳聞，但他表示將在2月出訪美國前澄清瓦萊麗的地位。法國一名博主日前透露，加耶已經懷孕4個月。瓦萊麗“第一女友”的頭銜似乎岌岌可危。
***奧朗德拒絕迴應
奧朗德14日稱，他和女友瓦萊麗經歷了一個“艱難和痛苦的時期”，“每個人都會在私生活裏經受考驗，我們也一樣”。
他強調，“我有一個原則，私事要私下處理。”他堅稱，現在“既不是時候也不是地方”來回答私生活問題，“出於對相關人士的尊重”無法迴應傳聞。
瓦萊麗在獲悉奧朗德偷情後極度震驚，已經入院接受治療。在被問到瓦萊麗的健康狀況時，奧朗德冷冰冰地說：“她在休息，其他無可奉告。”
據英國《每日電訊報》爆料，奧朗德私會加耶時甩掉了保鏢，爲偷歡甘冒生命危險。對此，奧朗德迴應稱，“不管是官方出行還是私人出行，我都受到了嚴密保護。”
不過，奧朗德也表示，將在2月11日訪美前給出一個說法，向外界交代清楚誰是“第一女友”。屆時，我們也將瞭解這位風流總統最終情歸何處。
***“新歡”疑有孕
據英國《每日郵報》報道，法國一名博主日前在推特上透露，加耶據稱已經懷孕4個月，預計今年6月將爲總統添丁。瓦萊麗儘管與奧朗德相戀7年，卻沒有生下一兒半女。
該博主稱消息來源是法國M6電視新聞頻道的一名記者，並稱該消息是從與奧朗德親近人士處獲得的。不過法國M6電視新聞頻道的發言人對傳聞予以否認。
法國官方則拒絕對加耶懷孕的消息給出迴應。
如果消息屬實，對瓦萊麗而言無疑是當頭一棒。英國前保守黨議員路易斯•門施嘲笑說：“法國博主發佈消息人士的話說加耶懷孕4個月了，那麼瓦萊麗顯然不再是第一女友了。”
***羅雅爾報“一箭之仇”
另據報道，爲奧朗德與加耶牽線搭橋的竟是其前女友羅雅爾。
羅雅爾與奧朗德交往30年，共同育有4個孩子。幾年前，瓦萊麗橫刀奪愛，從羅雅爾身邊搶走了奧朗德。瓦萊麗去年還發微博力挺羅雅爾的競爭對手。兩人勢同水火。
在當天的新聞發佈會上，奧朗德承諾促進就業和經濟發展，修復與德國的關係，竭盡所能維持“法國世界大國的地位”。
