France’s Emmanuel Macron aims to avoid calling fresh legislative elections before the end of his term, an official close the president said after talks with political parties on forming a new government.

There is little hope for a quick resolution to the governmental crisis as both left- and right-leaning parties dig in their heels.

A French filmmaker accused of sexually assaulting actor Adele Haenel when she was 12 denied the charges Monday as his trial opened in Paris, five years after her allegations fired France's #MeToo movement.

French film director Christophe Ruggia goes on trial on Monday on charges of sexually abusing actress Adèle Haenel when she was underage, in one of the first #MeToo cases to emerge from French cinema.

The "Portrait of a Lady on Fire" actress became one of the faces of the #MeToo movement in France after first accusing the filmmaker of sexual harassment in 2019 The post Christophe Ruggia, French Film Director Accused of Sexually Abusing Adèle Haenel as a Minor,