French prosecutors open inquiry into Macron ally

Emmanuel Macron is under growing pressure to ditch a newly appointed minister and key adviser after French prosecutors announced they were launching a preliminary investigation into allegations of favouritism.

Richard Ferrand, minister of territorial cohesion, and secretary general of the French president’s La Republique en Marche party, has dismissed calls to resign, insisting he has done nothing wrong.

The affair is an embarrassment to Macron, who is engaged in a morality campaign... Read more HERE