Francois Bayrou was released “for the benefit of the doubt” by the courts in the context of the parliamentary assistants affair. Eight defendants were found guilty of embezzlement of public funds and sentenced to sentences ranging from 10 to 18 months of suspended prison time.

The rest after this ad The UDF and the MoDem were respectively fined 150,000 euros, including 100,00 euros, and 350,000 euro in fines, including 300,000euros.