French law against friendship politics

Civil servants and parliamentarians in France may not hire any close relatives as an employee.

The new law is the first of a package of measures that must eliminate friendship politics and interests in French politics. That is one of Emmanuel Macron's main election promises.

Macron had his election as president earlier this year due to publications in French media about the conservative presidential candidate François Fillon who had his wife as an assistant. Fillon sank quickly in the polls and lost in the first round of presidential elections in April of Macron and Marine Le Pen.