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French President Hollande to separate from partner
View(s):PARIS (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande is expected to announce his separation from partner Valerie Trierweiler today following a media storm over allegations he is having an affair with an actress, according to the Journal du Dimanche.
First lady Trierweiler, 48, Hollande’s partner since 2006, plans to travel to India on Sunday for a charity trip and the president wants to settle the issue of their future before her departure, the newspaper said.
Valerie Trierweiler is seen here with Francois Hollande in Delhi on Valentine's Day 2013 (AFP)
“The press release from the Elysee Palace should be released sometime today,” the respected national weekly said on its website, without citing its sources.
A spokesman for the president declined to comment on the report, and Trierweiler’s spokesman did not immediately return a request for comment.
Two weeks ago, celebrity magazine Closer published a report that Hollande was having an affair with French actress Julie Gayet. It ran pictures of what it said was the president wearing a motorcycle helmet arriving via scooter to visit Gayet for nocturnal trysts.