Sex tape scandal stops Macron’s pick for Paris mayor
By France24
17 February 2020 |
8:48 am
Benjamin Griveaux will not be standing in next month's Paris mayoral election. The President's chosen candidate has pulled out, condemning "ignoble attacks" against him, after a sex tape and other images were posted online.
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