(London Daily Mail) The spurned mother of Francois Hollande's four children is being tipped to run against him for the French presidency in 2017.
Segolene Royal, herself a leading Socialist politician, was furious when Mr Hollande left her for magazine journalist Valerie Trierweiler following a long secret affair.
The two women detest each other, but Ms Royal is particularly angry that she was left out of Mr Hollande's government when he came to power last year.