Politics● LowSep 9 · Sep 9, 2026, 2:00 AM
Former French PM Bayrou returns to court in misappropriation case similar to Le Pen's
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Le Monde [en] · Western Europe
François Bayrou was acquitted in 2024 of charges of misappropriating public funds at the European Parliament, but the prosecution appealed.
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