Outgoing French Interior Minister Bruno Le Roux, right, and his successor Matthias Fekl arrive to give a speech during a handover ceremony, in Paris, Wednesday, March 22, 2017.
While it is legal for French politicians to hire family, the report suggested that Le Roux? daughters did not perform all of the work.
The resignation of Bruno Le Roux comes amid a similar investigation into conservative Francois Fillon that has dented his presidential bid.
(Photo: Thibault Camus, AP)PARIS - A low-profile politician is taking over as France?s interior minister after his predecessor came under formal investigation over a report that he hired his daughters for a series of jobs in the legislature.
TMC television reported that Le Roux employed his daughters, first as teens, as parliamentary assistants for a total salary amount of 55,000 euros ($59,000).
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