(VOVworld) – Bruno Le Maire, the key aide of the former French Prime Minister Francois Fillon resigned from Fillon’s presidential election campaign on Wednesday.

French presidential candidate Francois Fillon (Photo: AFP)

His resignation may lead to a fall in Fillon’s approval rate amid a serious financial scandal engulfing him and his family. Bruno made the decision following Fillon’s refusal to drop out of the race even though he will be indicted in his wife’s scandal.