François Hollande's four children have reportedly cut off relations with his new girlfriend Valérie Trierweiler, after she backed their mother's rival for a parliamentary seat she went on to lose.

据报道，法国新任总统弗朗索瓦-奥朗德的四名子女已经与父亲的现任女友瓦莱丽-特里埃维勒“断绝关系”，原因是瓦莱丽公开支持他们的母亲罗雅尔的国会竞争对手，罗雅尔最终败选。

Ségolène Royal, 58, was tipped to be the new speaker of the National Assembly, one of the most powerful jobs in France, if she won the western seat of La Rochelle on Sunday.

But she crashed out when dissident Socialist¹ Olivier Falorni, won 63 percent of the vote. Miss Trierweiler, 47, caused political outrage² last week when she tweeted her support for Mr Falorni.

President François Hollande had on the contrary publicly backed Miss Royal, his former partner of 30 years.

After her defeat she was comforted by her four adult children.

Le Journal du Dimanche quoted a family friend as saying: "The children had very cordial（热忱的） relations with Valérie. I say 'had'. They went downhill after his inauguration³ (which they did not attend) even if she saw them after the election with their father. But since last Tuesday (day of the tweet), everything has changed," it wrote.

Mr Hollande, who has made no public mention of the spat⁴（口角） between the two women, yesterday reportedly said the defeat was his "biggest disappointment" of the elections.

Other Left-wingers offered support. The government spokesman Najat Vallaud-Belkacem said Miss Royal's defeat was "a significant shadow" on the electoral map. "We need her," she said.

Right-wing former defence minister Gérard Longuet said: "I find this tale appalling⁵. She is after all the mother of the president's children. She has been rather poorly treated."

The President's domestic woes⁶ may not be over, as Miss Royal pledged to "continue to weigh upon national politics" amid speculation⁷ she may seek to lead the Socialist Party.

After her defeat, she quoted writer Victor Hugo saying: "Traitors⁸ always pay for their treachery（背叛，变节） in the end."