The LREM candidate for mayor of Paris organized a crisis meeting on Friday morning and canceled his media meetings. The cause: a video of a sexual nature circulating on social networks, the authenticity of which has not yet been proven.

Tense situation for Benjamin Griveaux. The LREM candidate for mayor of Paris canceled his two media meetings of the day, on RTL and Europe 1. The reason: a video of a sexual nature which could concern the candidate - of which we have no proof of authenticity - circulating on social networks since Thursday evening.

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If the doubt still exists, it seems serious enough to cause trouble within the staff of Benjamin Griveaux. Since Thursday, the crisis meetings have been linked together. In an internal message broadcast in the evening, Benjamin Griveaux asked his campaign team to find him at his HQ for consultations.

At this stage, and to our knowledge, Benjamin Griveaux has not published a denial or made a complaint.