Head of French MoDem centrist party Francois Bayrou leaves the Paris Judicial court, northern district of Paris on February 5, 2024, on the day of the decision of Paris court in his trial and ten other centrist executives and elected representatives, on charges of complicity in the misappropriation of public funds in a scandal over MoDem European parliamentary assistants. Head of French MoDem centrist party Francois Bayrou was acquitted « with benefit of the doubt » in the case of the MoDem’s European parliamentary assistants, on February 5, 2024. (Photo by Miguel MEDINA / AFP)
