François Fillon, the rightwing French presidential candidate who has refused to quit over allegations he paid his wife from public funds for a fake job, has been hit with fresh claims that she was given generous severance payments.
British historian Lord Acton once warned that "Power leads to corruption, and absolute power leads to absolute corruption." To put a stop to corruption, the people as holders of sovereignty must call for comprehensive constitutional reform to implement rule of law and effect changes such as separation of powers. Choosing the heads of branches in government through election will make them more responsive to their constituents and cut the symbiotic ties between government and corruption. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.
