Royal 'hurt' by snub from French First Lady

Ségolène Royal, the woman who spent 25 years with François Hollande, has hit back at the President's current partner for snubbing her in a Twitter message.

Responding to Valerie Trierweiler's tweet in support of Ms Royal's opponent in Sunday's parliamentary elections, Ms Royal said: "I don't have the right to let myself be shot down... That does not mean I am not mortified, that I am not hurt."