Three days after the verdict of the Paris criminal court, which acquitted François Bayrou in the case of the MoDem parliamentary assistants, the Paris prosecutor's office announced that it will appeal the decision. The appeal will be heard on February 8, 2024, at 3:28 p.m.

local time (8:28 a.m., GMT) The appeal is expected to be heard by the Paris Court of Appeal on February 9, 2024. The decision will be made on February 10, 2024 at 4:30 p.M. (9:30 a.M., BST)