Overview

• Bayrou’s official site was targeted by at least two massive cyberattacks over the weekend, rendering bayrou.fr largely inaccessible.
• The prime minister announced he will lodge a formal complaint against the hackers behind the coordinated digital strikes.
• The website published his opening statement to the May 14 parliamentary inquiry, a detailed timeline and six document dossiers aimed at refuting claims of lying, judicial intervention and privileged information.
• Bayrou, who served as deputy and regional council president in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques during the period under review, continues to deny any prior knowledge or concealment of abuses at Notre-Dame de Bétharram.
• Victims’ associations have filed over 200 complaints against the nearly 200-year-old Catholic institution, fueling debates on tougher child-protection measures in private schools.