French President Francois Hollande listens to Slovakia's President (unseen) as they attend a joint news conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, November 22, 2016. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
PARIS (Reuters) - President Francois Hollande will not face an impeachment process over comments he made to two journalists that revealed French secret services had conducted four targeted killings on his orders, a parliamentary committee ruled on Wednesday.
Earlier this month a conservative lawmaker, Pierre Lellouche, triggered a process to activate article 68 of France's constitution - that allows the National Assembly to impeach the president - on the grounds the Socialist leader had breached security protocols.
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