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Request for Release of Nicolas Sarkozy - Paris

Mediapart journalist Fabrice Arfi arriving at the Paris Appeal Court for the request for release of Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris, France on November 10, 2025. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Verdict for the trial for illegal campaign financing from Libya - Paris

Carla Bruni grabs the windscreen of a Mediapart microphone after her husband and former French president Nicolas Sarkozy speaks to the press after the verdict on his trial over illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, France, on September 25, 2025. Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in prison. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Verdict for the trial for illegal campaign financing from Libya - Paris

Carla Bruni grabs the windscreen of a Mediapart microphone after her husband and former French president Nicolas Sarkozy speaks to the press after the verdict on his trial over illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, France, on September 25, 2025. Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in prison. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Verdict for the trial for illegal campaign financing from Libya - Paris

Carla Bruni grabs the windscreen of a Mediapart microphone after her husband and former French president Nicolas Sarkozy speaks to the press after the verdict on his trial over illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, France, on September 25, 2025. Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in prison. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Verdict for the trial for illegal campaign financing from Libya - Paris

Carla Bruni grabs the windscreen of a Mediapart microphone after her husband and former French president Nicolas Sarkozy speaks to the press after the verdict on his trial over illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, France, on September 25, 2025. Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in prison. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Verdict for the trial for illegal campaign financing from Libya - Paris

Carla Bruni grabs the windscreen of a Mediapart microphone after her husband and former French president Nicolas Sarkozy speaks to the press after the verdict on his trial over illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, France, on September 25, 2025. Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in prison. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Verdict for the trial for illegal campaign financing from Libya - Paris

Carla Bruni grabs the windscreen of a Mediapart microphone after her husband and former French president Nicolas Sarkozy speaks to the press after the verdict on his trial over illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, France, on September 25, 2025. Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in prison. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Verdict for the trial for illegal campaign financing from Libya - Paris

Carla Bruni grabs the windscreen of a Mediapart microphone after her husband and former French president Nicolas Sarkozy speaks to the press after the verdict on his trial over illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, France, on September 25, 2025. Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in prison. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Verdict for the trial for illegal campaign financing from Libya - Paris

Carla Bruni grabs the windscreen of a Mediapart microphone after her husband and former French president Nicolas Sarkozy speaks to the press after the verdict on his trial over illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, France, on September 25, 2025. Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in prison. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Verdict for the trial for illegal campaign financing from Libya - Paris

Carla Bruni grabs the windscreen of a Mediapart microphone after her husband and former French president Nicolas Sarkozy speaks to the press after the verdict on his trial over illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, France, on September 25, 2025. Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in prison. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Verdict for the trial for illegal campaign financing from Libya - Paris

Carla Bruni grabs the windscreen of a Mediapart microphone after her husband and former French president Nicolas Sarkozy speaks to the press after the verdict on his trial over illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, France, on September 25, 2025. Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in prison. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Verdict for the trial for illegal campaign financing from Libya - Paris

Carla Bruni grabs the windscreen of a Mediapart microphone after her husband and former French president Nicolas Sarkozy speaks to the press after the verdict on his trial over illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, France, on September 25, 2025. Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in prison. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Verdict for the trial for illegal campaign financing from Libya - Paris

Carla Bruni grabs the windscreen of a Mediapart microphone after her husband and former French president Nicolas Sarkozy speaks to the press after the verdict on his trial over illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, France, on September 25, 2025. Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in prison. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Verdict for the trial for illegal campaign financing from Libya - Paris

Carla Bruni grabs the windscreen of a Mediapart microphone after her husband and former French president Nicolas Sarkozy speaks to the press after the verdict on his trial over illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, France, on September 25, 2025. Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in prison. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Verdict for the trial for illegal campaign financing from Libya - Paris

Carla Bruni grabs the windscreen of a Mediapart microphone after her husband and former French president Nicolas Sarkozy speaks to the press after the verdict on his trial over illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, France, on September 25, 2025. Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in prison. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Verdict for the trial for illegal campaign financing from Libya - Paris

Carla Bruni grabs the windscreen of a Mediapart microphone after her husband and former French president Nicolas Sarkozy speaks to the press after the verdict on his trial over illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, France, on September 25, 2025. Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in prison. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carla Bruni Grabs The Windscreen Of A Mediapart Microphone - Paris

Carla Bruni grabs the windscreen of a Mediapart microphone as her husband and former French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s lawyers speak to the press after the verdict on his trial over illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, France, on September 25, 2025. Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in prison. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carla Bruni Grabs The Windscreen Of A Mediapart Microphone - Paris

Carla Bruni grabs the windscreen of a Mediapart microphone as her husband and former French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s lawyers speak to the press after the verdict on his trial over illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, France, on September 25, 2025. Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in prison. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carla Bruni Grabs The Windscreen Of A Mediapart Microphone - Paris

Carla Bruni grabs the windscreen of a Mediapart microphone as her husband and former French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s lawyers speak to the press after the verdict on his trial over illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, France, on September 25, 2025. Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in prison. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carla Bruni Grabs The Windscreen Of A Mediapart Microphone - Paris

Carla Bruni grabs the windscreen of a Mediapart microphone as her husband and former French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s lawyers speak to the press after the verdict on his trial over illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, France, on September 25, 2025. Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in prison. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carla Bruni Grabs The Windscreen Of A Mediapart Microphone - Paris

Carla Bruni grabs the windscreen of a Mediapart microphone as her husband and former French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s lawyers speak to the press after the verdict on his trial over illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, France, on September 25, 2025. Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in prison. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carla Bruni Grabs The Windscreen Of A Mediapart Microphone - Paris

Carla Bruni grabs the windscreen of a Mediapart microphone as her husband and former French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s lawyers speak to the press after the verdict on his trial over illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, France, on September 25, 2025. Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in prison. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carla Bruni Grabs The Windscreen Of A Mediapart Microphone - Paris

Carla Bruni grabs the windscreen of a Mediapart microphone as her husband and former French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s lawyers speak to the press after the verdict on his trial over illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, France, on September 25, 2025. Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in prison. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carla Bruni Grabs The Windscreen Of A Mediapart Microphone

Carla Bruni grabs the windscreen of a Mediapart microphone as her husband and former French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s lawyers speak to the press after the verdict on his trial over illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, France, on September 25, 2025. Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in prison. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carla Bruni Grabs The Windscreen Of A Mediapart Microphone - Paris

Carla Bruni grabs the windscreen of a Mediapart microphone as her husband and former French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s lawyers speak to the press after the verdict on his trial over illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, France, on September 25, 2025. Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in prison. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carla Bruni Grabs The Windscreen Of A Mediapart Microphone - Paris

Carla Bruni grabs the windscreen of a Mediapart microphone as her husband and former French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s lawyers speak to the press after the verdict on his trial over illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, France, on September 25, 2025. Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in prison. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carla Bruni Grabs The Windscreen Of A Mediapart Microphone

Carla Bruni grabs the windscreen of a Mediapart microphone as her husband and former French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s lawyers speak to the press after the verdict on his trial over illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, France, on September 25, 2025. Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in prison. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carla Bruni Grabs The Windscreen Of A Mediapart Microphone

Carla Bruni grabs the windscreen of a Mediapart microphone as her husband and former French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s lawyers speak to the press after the verdict on his trial over illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, France, on September 25, 2025. Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in prison. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carla Bruni Grabs The Windscreen Of A Mediapart Microphone

Carla Bruni grabs the windscreen of a Mediapart microphone as her husband and former French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s lawyers speak to the press after the verdict on his trial over illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, France, on September 25, 2025. Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in prison. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carla Bruni Grabs The Windscreen Of A Mediapart Microphone

Carla Bruni grabs the windscreen of a Mediapart microphone as her husband and former French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s lawyers speak to the press after the verdict on his trial over illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, France, on September 25, 2025. Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in prison. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rima Hassan at the Place de la Republique - Paris AJ

French journalist, co-founder of the online journal Mediapart, Edwy Plenel during a rally in support of French-Palestinian lawyer and member of European Parliament for La France Insoumise (LFI) party Rima Hassan, at Place de la Republique in Paris, France on June 12, 2025, following her deportation after Israel detained her and other activists aboard a Gaza-bound aid boat. The Franco-Palestinian MEP (LFI) Rima Hassan arrived at Roissy airport on June 12, 2025 evening, after an eventful flight from Jerusalem to Paris due to a ‘conflict situation with other travellers’, an airport source told AFP. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rima Hassan at the Place de la Republique - Paris AJ

French journalist, co-founder of the online journal Mediapart, Edwy Plenel during a rally in support of French-Palestinian lawyer and member of European Parliament for La France Insoumise (LFI) party Rima Hassan, at Place de la Republique in Paris, France on June 12, 2025, following her deportation after Israel detained her and other activists aboard a Gaza-bound aid boat. The Franco-Palestinian MEP (LFI) Rima Hassan arrived at Roissy airport on June 12, 2025 evening, after an eventful flight from Jerusalem to Paris due to a ‘conflict situation with other travellers’, an airport source told AFP. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rima Hassan at the Place de la Republique - Paris AJ

French journalist, co-founder of the online journal Mediapart, Edwy Plenel during a rally in support of French-Palestinian lawyer and member of European Parliament for La France Insoumise (LFI) party Rima Hassan, at Place de la Republique in Paris, France on June 12, 2025, following her deportation after Israel detained her and other activists aboard a Gaza-bound aid boat. The Franco-Palestinian MEP (LFI) Rima Hassan arrived at Roissy airport on June 12, 2025 evening, after an eventful flight from Jerusalem to Paris due to a ‘conflict situation with other travellers’, an airport source told AFP. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rima Hassan at the Place de la Republique - Paris AJ

French journalist, co-founder of the online journal Mediapart, Edwy Plenel during a rally in support of French-Palestinian lawyer and member of European Parliament for La France Insoumise (LFI) party Rima Hassan, at Place de la Republique in Paris, France on June 12, 2025, following her deportation after Israel detained her and other activists aboard a Gaza-bound aid boat. The Franco-Palestinian MEP (LFI) Rima Hassan arrived at Roissy airport on June 12, 2025 evening, after an eventful flight from Jerusalem to Paris due to a ‘conflict situation with other travellers’, an airport source told AFP. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rima Hassan at the Place de la Republique - Paris AJ

French journalist, co-founder of the online journal Mediapart, Edwy Plenel during a rally in support of French-Palestinian lawyer and member of European Parliament for La France Insoumise (LFI) party Rima Hassan, at Place de la Republique in Paris, France on June 12, 2025, following her deportation after Israel detained her and other activists aboard a Gaza-bound aid boat. The Franco-Palestinian MEP (LFI) Rima Hassan arrived at Roissy airport on June 12, 2025 evening, after an eventful flight from Jerusalem to Paris due to a ‘conflict situation with other travellers’, an airport source told AFP. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rima Hassan at the Place de la Republique - Paris AJ

French journalist, co-founder of the online journal Mediapart, Edwy Plenel during a rally in support of French-Palestinian lawyer and member of European Parliament for La France Insoumise (LFI) party Rima Hassan, at Place de la Republique in Paris, France on June 12, 2025, following her deportation after Israel detained her and other activists aboard a Gaza-bound aid boat. The Franco-Palestinian MEP (LFI) Rima Hassan arrived at Roissy airport on June 12, 2025 evening, after an eventful flight from Jerusalem to Paris due to a ‘conflict situation with other travellers’, an airport source told AFP. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rima Hassan at the Place de la Republique - Paris AJ

French journalist, co-founder of the online journal Mediapart, Edwy Plenel during a rally in support of French-Palestinian lawyer and member of European Parliament for La France Insoumise (LFI) party Rima Hassan, at Place de la Republique in Paris, France on June 12, 2025, following her deportation after Israel detained her and other activists aboard a Gaza-bound aid boat. The Franco-Palestinian MEP (LFI) Rima Hassan arrived at Roissy airport on June 12, 2025 evening, after an eventful flight from Jerusalem to Paris due to a ‘conflict situation with other travellers’, an airport source told AFP. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Journalists In Support Of Palestinian Journalists Killed In Gaza - Paris

Edwy Plenel, journalist and founder of MEDIAPART during a gathering of French journalists in support of the many journalistespalestinniens.es mort.es in the exercise of their professions in Gaza. Paris, April 16, 2025. Photos Ait Adjedjou Karim / ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Journalists In Support Of Palestinian Journalists Killed In Gaza - Paris

Edwy Plenel, journalist and founder of MEDIAPART during a gathering of French journalists in support of the many journalistespalestinniens.es mort.es in the exercise of their professions in Gaza. Paris, April 16, 2025. Photos Ait Adjedjou Karim / ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Journalists In Support Of Palestinian Journalists Killed In Gaza - Paris

Edwy Plenel, journalist and founder of MEDIAPART during a gathering of French journalists in support of the many journalistespalestinniens.es mort.es in the exercise of their professions in Gaza. Paris, April 16, 2025. Photos Ait Adjedjou Karim / ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Journalists In Support Of Palestinian Journalists Killed In Gaza - Paris

Edwy Plenel, journalist and founder of MEDIAPART during a gathering of French journalists in support of the many journalistespalestinniens.es mort.es in the exercise of their professions in Gaza. Paris, April 16, 2025. Photos Ait Adjedjou Karim / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Francois Bayrou during a press conference - Pau

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou addresses the press near spokesperson of of the collective of victims of violence of the Notre-Dame-de-Betharram Alain Esquerre after a meeting with members of the collective of victims of violence of the Notre-Dame-de-Betharram, as Bayrou is battling to contain a new controversy after lawmakers urged him to explain whether he was aware of widespread claims of sexual abuse of minors at the Catholic secondary and high school between the 1970s and 1990s, at the city hall in Pau, south-western France, on February 15, 2025. Last week French investigative website Mediapart reported that Bayrou did not act after priests and supervisors at the Catholic school were accused of widespread sexual abuse. Witnesses also claimed that Bayrou must have been aware of the allegations of sexual assault. On February 11, 2025, Bayrou rejected the accusations when he was grilled by lawmakers in parliament. Photo by Eric Traversie/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Francois Bayrou during a press conference - Pau

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou addresses the press near spokesperson of of the collective of victims of violence of the Notre-Dame-de-Betharram Alain Esquerre after a meeting with members of the collective of victims of violence of the Notre-Dame-de-Betharram, as Bayrou is battling to contain a new controversy after lawmakers urged him to explain whether he was aware of widespread claims of sexual abuse of minors at the Catholic secondary and high school between the 1970s and 1990s, at the city hall in Pau, south-western France, on February 15, 2025. Last week French investigative website Mediapart reported that Bayrou did not act after priests and supervisors at the Catholic school were accused of widespread sexual abuse. Witnesses also claimed that Bayrou must have been aware of the allegations of sexual assault. On February 11, 2025, Bayrou rejected the accusations when he was grilled by lawmakers in parliament. Photo by Eric Traversie/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Francois Bayrou during a press conference - Pau

Demonstration to support members of the collective of victims of violence of the Notre-Dame-de-Betharram in front the city hall in Pau, south-western France, on February 15, 2025 as French Francois Bayrou is on meeting with members of the collective of victims of violence of the Notre-Dame-de-Betharram as he is battling to contain a new controversy after lawmakers urged him to explain whether he was aware of widespread claims of sexual abuse of minors at the Catholic secondary and high school between the 1970s and 1990s. Last week French investigative website Mediapart reported that Bayrou did not act after priests and supervisors at the Catholic school were accused of widespread sexual abuse. Witnesses also claimed that Bayrou must have been aware of the allegations of sexual assault. On February 11, 2025, Bayrou rejected the accusations when he was grilled by lawmakers in parliament. Photo by Eric Traversie/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Francois Bayrou during a press conference - Pau

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou addresses the press near spokesperson of of the collective of victims of violence of the Notre-Dame-de-Betharram Alain Esquerre after a meeting with members of the collective of victims of violence of the Notre-Dame-de-Betharram, as Bayrou is battling to contain a new controversy after lawmakers urged him to explain whether he was aware of widespread claims of sexual abuse of minors at the Catholic secondary and high school between the 1970s and 1990s, at the city hall in Pau, south-western France, on February 15, 2025. Last week French investigative website Mediapart reported that Bayrou did not act after priests and supervisors at the Catholic school were accused of widespread sexual abuse. Witnesses also claimed that Bayrou must have been aware of the allegations of sexual assault. On February 11, 2025, Bayrou rejected the accusations when he was grilled by lawmakers in parliament. Photo by Eric Traversie/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Francois Bayrou during a press conference - Pau

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou addresses the press near spokesperson of of the collective of victims of violence of the Notre-Dame-de-Betharram Alain Esquerre after a meeting with members of the collective of victims of violence of the Notre-Dame-de-Betharram, as Bayrou is battling to contain a new controversy after lawmakers urged him to explain whether he was aware of widespread claims of sexual abuse of minors at the Catholic secondary and high school between the 1970s and 1990s, at the city hall in Pau, south-western France, on February 15, 2025. Last week French investigative website Mediapart reported that Bayrou did not act after priests and supervisors at the Catholic school were accused of widespread sexual abuse. Witnesses also claimed that Bayrou must have been aware of the allegations of sexual assault. On February 11, 2025, Bayrou rejected the accusations when he was grilled by lawmakers in parliament. Photo by Eric Traversie/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Francois Bayrou during a press conference - Pau

Demonstration to support members of the collective of victims of violence of the Notre-Dame-de-Betharram in front the city hall in Pau, south-western France, on February 15, 2025 as French Francois Bayrou is on meeting with members of the collective of victims of violence of the Notre-Dame-de-Betharram as he is battling to contain a new controversy after lawmakers urged him to explain whether he was aware of widespread claims of sexual abuse of minors at the Catholic secondary and high school between the 1970s and 1990s. Last week French investigative website Mediapart reported that Bayrou did not act after priests and supervisors at the Catholic school were accused of widespread sexual abuse. Witnesses also claimed that Bayrou must have been aware of the allegations of sexual assault. On February 11, 2025, Bayrou rejected the accusations when he was grilled by lawmakers in parliament. Photo by Eric Traversie/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Francois Bayrou during a press conference - Pau

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou addresses the press near spokesperson of of the collective of victims of violence of the Notre-Dame-de-Betharram Alain Esquerre after a meeting with members of the collective of victims of violence of the Notre-Dame-de-Betharram, as Bayrou is battling to contain a new controversy after lawmakers urged him to explain whether he was aware of widespread claims of sexual abuse of minors at the Catholic secondary and high school between the 1970s and 1990s, at the city hall in Pau, south-western France, on February 15, 2025. Last week French investigative website Mediapart reported that Bayrou did not act after priests and supervisors at the Catholic school were accused of widespread sexual abuse. Witnesses also claimed that Bayrou must have been aware of the allegations of sexual assault. On February 11, 2025, Bayrou rejected the accusations when he was grilled by lawmakers in parliament. Photo by Eric Traversie/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Francois Bayrou during a press conference - Pau

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou addresses the press near spokesperson of of the collective of victims of violence of the Notre-Dame-de-Betharram Alain Esquerre after a meeting with members of the collective of victims of violence of the Notre-Dame-de-Betharram, as Bayrou is battling to contain a new controversy after lawmakers urged him to explain whether he was aware of widespread claims of sexual abuse of minors at the Catholic secondary and high school between the 1970s and 1990s, at the city hall in Pau, south-western France, on February 15, 2025. Last week French investigative website Mediapart reported that Bayrou did not act after priests and supervisors at the Catholic school were accused of widespread sexual abuse. Witnesses also claimed that Bayrou must have been aware of the allegations of sexual assault. On February 11, 2025, Bayrou rejected the accusations when he was grilled by lawmakers in parliament. Photo by Eric Traversie/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Francois Bayrou during a press conference - Pau

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou addresses the press near spokesperson of of the collective of victims of violence of the Notre-Dame-de-Betharram Alain Esquerre after a meeting with members of the collective of victims of violence of the Notre-Dame-de-Betharram, as Bayrou is battling to contain a new controversy after lawmakers urged him to explain whether he was aware of widespread claims of sexual abuse of minors at the Catholic secondary and high school between the 1970s and 1990s, at the city hall in Pau, south-western France, on February 15, 2025. Last week French investigative website Mediapart reported that Bayrou did not act after priests and supervisors at the Catholic school were accused of widespread sexual abuse. Witnesses also claimed that Bayrou must have been aware of the allegations of sexual assault. On February 11, 2025, Bayrou rejected the accusations when he was grilled by lawmakers in parliament. Photo by Eric Traversie/ABACAPRESS.COM