A woman confronted French President Macron about rape allegations. Police officers subsequently visited the woman at her secondary school. Separate rape allegations have been leveled against Interior Minister. Police in France have apologized to a woman for allegedly attempting to “intimidate” her after she confronted President Emmanuel Macron about rape allegations leveled against ministers. … Read more
France’s disabilities minister will not face a new investigation “as things stand” into a rape allegation that surfaced shortly after his nomination by President Emmanuel Macron last week, Prosecutors said Wednesday. Damien Abad has faced mounting pressure to resign after the news website Mediapart published assault allegations made by two women over a decade ago, … Read more
On Sunday, President Emmanuel Macron’s newly designated minister for solidarity and people with disabilities refuted charges of rap* made by an investigative website over a decade ago. Damien Abad, a right-wing heavyweight, was a political coup for the centrist Macron in a cabinet shuffle announced on Friday to prepare for parliament elections next month. The next day, the … Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron appointed new foreign and defence ministers on Friday as part of a government reshuffle aimed at generating new momentum ahead of parliamentary elections next month. Catherine Colonna, France’s ambassador in London, was appointed foreign minister, making her only the second woman to hold the position. Macron’s chief of staff, Alexis Kohler, … Read more
