Emmanuel Macron

ends A sex video French government's party candidate Benjamin Griveaux the hopes of becoming mayor of Paris.

The ex-speaker of The President of Emmanuel Macron to the government, who was already in the race, was apparently targeted by a Russian protest artists accused him of hypocrisy.

"no one should be subjected to such abuse," said Mr Griveaux, 42.

The video shows A Man in a sensitive position, quickly spread through Social Media late Thursday.

Petr Pavlensky , who said asylum from Russia in 2017, was looking for, he had the video posted online.

the opponents from across the political spectrum expressed their outrage.

mayor Anne Hidalgo called for respect for the Private Life of people, while far-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon denounced The Attack as "abhorrent". Extreme-right leader Marine Le Pen suggested that in the interest of democracy, Mr. Griveaux should perhaps not be resigned.

Prime Minister Edouard Philippe expressed his support for his former colleague and Interior Minister Christophe Castaner continued attention to publish the videos, without the author's consent is a criminal offence by a significant fine and up to two years in prison.

The video appeared on a little-known website, which featured a profile of Mr Griveaux political ambitions and his "fanatical faith in the values of the family". Then, it is claimed that Mr Griveaux had exchanged intimate mobile messages with a young woman and sent her a personal video.

A link to the Website was the work of an MP who was forced to resign by Mr Macron is LREM (Republic) party and the end of 2018.

Mr Griveaux told the news channel BFMTV that, for The Past year, he and His Family had been subjected to "defamatory remarks, lies, rumors, or anonymous attacks. and even threats of murder".

"This flood of mud touched me and, above all, you hurt the people I love. "

Mr Griveaux lawyer said he would a criminal complaint in the case of the release of the video, in which he said, violated The Right to a Private Life .

Mr Pavlensky, who says that he posted the video online, first gained notoriety by nailing his scrotum to Moscow's Red Square in 2013. He fled Russia and sought asylum in France when he was accused by The Authorities of a sexual assault, which he denied.

He spent seven months in prison for the adjustment of The Front door of the FSB-the secret service On Fire in Moscow. He caused later, minor damage to one of the Banque de France branch by this fire.

He told French news channel LCI that Mr Griveaux was The First politician, he would be the opponent he had just begun, he claimed. Politicians had to be honest and he said he would further the "propaganda and the Puritanism of the politicians are fighting".

the French media have traditionally prying avoided in the Private Lives of public figures and A Number of figures referred to distaste fully, to the "Americanization" of the policy. "I don't know how people mix political life with people privacy," said MP Alexis Corbière.

lawyer, Marie Anne Soubré said on a French Talk Show you sick to your stomach, that France had come to this point. "What new low we have fallen in the public life, that someone is willing to publish it, to bring this kind of thing a politician?"

Mr Griveaux was not going to win favorite, the mayoral race in March, but he was a very close ally of The President and his political demise is inevitable an embarrassment for The President , the BBC's Hugh Schofield reports from Paris.

He was in third place, his campaign hampered by a dissident Macronite candidate called Cédric Villani. Mr. Villani described the "outrageous attack" on Mr Griveaux and His Family as a serious threat to French democracy.

Ms Hidalgo, the current Socialist mayor, leads in the polls against the Republican candidate, Rachida Dati .

Mr Macron came to power in the year 2017, and his new LREM party secured the majority in the National Assembly . But The Party has seen A Number of customer loss in The Past few months, and has now only 299 deputies in the National Assembly , compared to 314 three years ago.

LREM is to be expected that bad local election results next month, but their majority in Parliament is safe because of its Alliance with the MoDem party.

Source of news: bbc.com