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French parliament takes on sexual misconduct, amid scandals

FILE - New French Minister of Solidarity Damien Abad leaves the Elysee Palace after the first cabinet meeting since French President Emmanuel Macron 's reelection, Monday, May 23, 2022 in Paris. Former French minister Damien Abad had to step down from the government earlier this year after being accused of rape by two women. He denied the allegations and was reelected to his parliamentary seat in June. The case helped galvanize a movement aimed at exposing sexual misconduct in French politics. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler, File) FILE - Member of Green Party Julien Bayou, center, arrives at the National Assembly, Paris, France, Tuesday, June 21, 2022. French lawmaker Julien Bayou stepped aside from the co-presidency of the Europe Ecology-The Greens party at the National Assembly after a woman accused him of sexual misconduct. Bayou has not commented on the allegation and is waiting for his party's ruling on his future role. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla, File) Adrien Quatennens, close aide to far-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon attends a local rally, Thursday, May 5, 2022 in Lille, northern France. Prominent French legislator Adrien Quatennens, of the far-left France Unbowed party, recently acknowledged slapping his wife, and influential three-time presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon initially defended him. Quatennens stepped down from his role as party coordinator, and Melenchon came under criticism within their leftist camp. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler, File) FILE - Yaël Braun-Pivet, a member of the centrist alliance Ensemble (Together) smiles at the National Assembly, Tuesday, June 28, 2022 in Paris. Yaël Braun-Pivet, France's parliament speaker on Thursday Sept.22, 2022 released the first public accounting of harassment complaints at the National Assembly, amid gradual but growing efforts to tackle sexual and sexist abuse in French society. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File) FILE - French far-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon, right, and deputy Adrien Quatennens, listen to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressing the French National Assembly, Wednesday, March 23, 2022 in Paris. Prominent French legislator Adrien Quatennens, of the far-left France Unbowed party, recently acknowledged slapping his wife, and influential three-time presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon initially defended him. Quatennens stepped down from his role as party coordinator, and Melenchon came under criticism within their leftist camp. It is the latest of several cases involving French political figures accused of harming or harassing women that have prompted calls for change. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)