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Monday, May 23, the first Council of Ministers took place at the Elysée, but the Damien Abad affair, freshly appointed minister and accused of two rapes, was in everyone’s mind.
It was supposed to be a big meeting. The first Council of Ministers of the Borne government took place on Monday, May 23, at the Élysée Palace. Gold, what was in the news, Those are the accusations brought against the new Minister of Solidarity, Autonomy and People with Disabilities, Damien Abad. Accused by two women of rape, the Minister defended himself and refuted the accusations, dismissing any hypothesis of resignation.
Assailed with questions by journalists at the end of the Council of Ministers, the government spokesperson, Olivia Grégoire, spoke on the case during her press briefing. “TO my knowledge, at the time or we are talking to each other, no other proceedings are pending against Damien Abad” she said. Summoned on Sunday 22 May by Elisabeth Borne, he had to explain himself to the Prime Minister.