Hollande bids to deflect glare from private life to reforms

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Hollande bids to deflect glare from private life to reforms

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hollande-bids-deflect-glare-private-life-reforms-230604399--sector.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/rdaio05rCbp9FMg2kUatYA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-01-13T230604Z_1_CBREA0C1S6700_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-FRANCE-HOLLANDE-BIDS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of France's President Hollande and his companion Valerie Trierweiler in Tulle" align="left" title="File photo of France's President Hollande and his companion Valerie Trierweiler in Tulle" border="0" /></a>By Mark John PARIS (Reuters) - President Francois Hollande will aim at a news conference on Tuesday to set out plans to revive the weak French economy and deflect questions about his private life after allegations surfaced of a secret love affair with an actress. His New Year's encounter with journalists in his Elysee Palace will be the French leader's first public appearance since a celebrity magazine on Friday published photos it said showed Hollande making a nocturnal visit to a lover. The saga took a surprise new turn on Sunday when it emerged that his long-term partner, Valerie Trierweiler, had been admitted to hospital in a state of shock. &quot;This major political event must remain a major political event,&quot; David Assouline, spokesman for Hollande's Socialist party, said of the 4:30 p.m. (10.30 a.m. ET) news conference, an annual setpiece which could go on as long as two hours.</p><br clear="all"/>

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