Alexandre Benalla
Macron’s former aide defends himself before Senate
French President Emmanuel Macron’s closest security officer, fired after video showed him beating May Day protesters, defended himself before a Senate inquiry on Wednesday,…
Macron aide in Senate grilling over assault scandal
The disgraced former bodyguard at the centre of the biggest scandal of Emmanuel Macron's young presidency appeared Wednesday before a Senate committee which will quiz him over…
Benalla to appear before French Senate commission
Emmanuel Macron’s former security aide Alexandre Benalla said late Tuesday he would appear before a Senate’s inquiry into the affair that bears his name in a bid to avoid “legal…
Macron aims to put scandal behind him with reform push
French President Emmanuel Macron returns to work this week facing difficult choices as he seeks to bounce back from a wretched summer plagued by scandal with a new push for…
In The Papers
Theresa May likely to seek Brexit support from Macron
IN THE PAPERS – Thursday, August 3: We’ll look at British PM Theresa May's planned visit to France, where she is likely to seek backing from President Emmanuel Macron for her…
Macron aide scandal deepens amid claims of cover-up
French President Emmanuel Macron is facing a growing crisis as investigators detained one of his top security aides after a video emerged of him beating a protester in May. A…
France's Macron survives no-confidence votes over Benalla scandal
French President Emmanuel Macron's government survived two votes of no confidence Tuesday in the wake of a political and public uproar triggered by a video of his chief bodyguard…
Former Macron aide Benalla faces new charges of violence
The Paris prosecutor's office announced Monday that it has opened a new investigation into Alexandre Benalla for additional acts of violence committed on May 1 in addition to the…
Benalla says he betrayed president, as Macron climbs in polls
The former presidential security aide Alexandre Benalla at the center of a firestorm over his beating of a protester at May Day demonstration says that he committed "a form of…
The World This Week
Will the Benalla Affair taint Macron?
The World This Week looks at the story that has kept France awake during the heat wave: The Benalla Affair. How does the bodyguard of the President end up donning riot police…
Benalla affair: Opposition quits panel probing Macron aides
The scandal surrounding Emmanuel Macron’s former top bodyguard showed no sign of abating on Friday as opposition parties quit a parliamentary committee that has been…
In The Papers
US politician resigns over Sacha Baron Cohen prank show
We look at how French papers are reacting to disgraced former bodyguard Alexandre Benalla's interview to Le Monde, and at how the ongoing scandal is affecting President Emmanuel…
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