French MPs pass sweeping bill to combat sexual and gender-based violence
The National Assembly overwhelmingly passed the so-called โcomprehensiveโ bill against sexist and sexual violence on Tuesday. The focus now shifts to the more conservative Senate, with the billโs supporters fearing that its main advances could be watered down, even though the government insists it will act as guarantor of the billโs ambition. Sponsored in the Assembly by eight political groups, from the Communists to Les Rรฉpublicains (LR), the text was adopted by 503 votes to 0. Only the LFI (La France Insoumise) deputies abstained, denouncing in particular the removal of measures aimed at protecting foreign women. FRANCE 24's Monte Francis reports.