The head of the Ministry of the Interior of France Bruno Le Roux resigned because of the scandal surrounding the employment of his daughters as assistant deputies.

It is reported l'express "I confirm my honesty in human relations and political actions. But I understand the responsibility, which is to preserve the government's ability to act. Therefore, I submitted a resignation letter to the President of the Republic, "said Le Roux.

The resigning minister stressed that he had employed his daughters in the French parliament "in accordance with the laws and legal norms of service in the national assembly".

As reported by the "Observer", 15- and 16-year-old daughters of Le Roux worked in Parliament on vacation and earned about 55 thousand euros.