By Ian Sparks PUBLISHED: 09:54 EST, 4 January 2013 | UPDATED: 09:55 EST, 4 January 2013 French First Lady Valerie Trierweiler doesn't the President's ex-partner from gaining a top cabinet post in his government French First Lady Valerie Trierweiler is trying to block the President's ex-partner from gaining a top cabinet post in his government, it was revealed today. Ms Trierweiler, 47, has been 'putting pressure' on Francois Hollande not to let Segolene Royal - also the mother of his four children - into his closest circle of ministers, the French media reported. The bitter rivalry between the two women has been described as a 'Bermuda love triangle' by insiders at the presidential Elysee Palace.
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Ms Trierweiler 'putting pressure' on Francois Hollande not to let Segolene Royal into his close circle
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Bitter rivalry between the two women described as a 'Bermuda love triangle'
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