French President Emmanuel Macron, flanked by Elysee senior security officer Alexandre Benalla (R) visits the 55th International Agriculture Fair (Salon de l'Agriculture) at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France, February 24, 2018. Ludovic Marin/Pool via Reuters
PARIS (Reuters) - France's opposition conservative party said on Tuesday it had asked for a vote of no-confidence against the government over the furore engulfing President Emmanuel Macron's bodyguard, who was filmed hitting protesters during a May Day rally.
Macron is under fire in the biggest political crisis of his tenure after the interior minister and a police chief said on Monday the presidency told them in May it would deal with the bodyguard.
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