Summary of the Modem affair which disrupted its seven-year mandate since 2017

The Modem Affair: A Look Back at a Scandal That Has Affected Its Path Since 2017

\n\nIn 2017, the Modem found itself at the heart of a political-judicial affair that marked the beginning of a real soap opera. A look back at this tumultuous period for the centrist party that has continued to make headlines in the press, thus ruining its "seven-year term". Highlighting the Modem Affair The Modem affair broke out in 2017 when the Paris prosecutor's office opened a preliminary investigation for "breach of trust and concealment of this offense" concerning the employment of parliamentary collaborators. The investigation focused more specifically on possible fictitious jobs held by Modem parliamentary assistants.\n\n

Party figures caught in the turmoil

\n\nSeveral heavyweights of the party were affected by this affair, stigmatizing a real blow for the \n\n

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\n\nand spoiling the party's long-term ambitions, or its "seven-year term" as it is referred to. François Bayrou, the party's president, Marielle de Sarnez, its number two, and Sylvie Goulard, a European MP, were all indicted for "complicity in the misappropriation of public funds". The consequences and repercussions Following the revelations of the affair, several members of the party had to resign from their positions, such as François Bayrou, then Minister of Justice, or Sylvie Goulard, Minister of the Armed Forces. In addition, with the image of the Modem largely tarnished, the party was abandoned by many voters. In conclusion, the Modem\n\n

affair, which broke out in 2017, had disastrous consequences for the party and its main figures. Not only did it cost several party figures important positions, but it also damaged the party's credibility, putting a considerable brake on its "seven-year term".

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