The candidate from the Republican Party Francois Fillon will continue fighting for the presidency, despite his wife’s job scandal. Fillon said, that he did not commit any illegal act, which he will prove by posting information about his earnings on the Internet, reported DW.

On February 6, Fillon will officially announce the launch of his campaign. "I am the only candidate who can revive the nation," he said.

Meanwhile, the presidential candidate apologized for hiring his wife and added, that he currently does not consider, that placing relatives in employment is an acceptable phenomenon. "I apologize to the French people," said Francis Fillon, claiming that his wife really worked, but was not registered to get paid.