The trial of 51 men for the rape of Gisèle Pelicot began in earnest on Thursday as the first defendants took the stand. Their testimony included expressions of regret along with more ambiguous statements regarding their awareness of their victim’s vulnerable state. The recurring question was how the accused could not have been aware of a sleeping woman's lack of consent. http://dlvr.it/TDT3sW
France's hastily assembled left-wing alliance the New Popular Front are struggling to form a government in the wake of legislative elections earlier this month that left them well short of a majority, the head of the Socialist Party Olivier Faure said on Monday. "We will take our time, don't worry," said Faure, adding that any pact was unlikely to come this week.
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