French Justice Minister Francois Bayrou announces three ethics laws and a bank for democracy

Paris (dpa) – French Justice Minister Francois Bayrou on Thursday announced a panoply of legal measures aimed at tightening ethical standards for politicians, in line with a manifesto pledge by recently elected President Emmanuel Macron. But Bayrou’s announcement of three new laws, including a constitutional amendment, was partly overshadowed by the launch of a preliminary judicial…