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French MP Resigns as Co-Rapporteur of October 17 Inquiry Commission

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Agnès Firmin Le Bodo is a French politician. She is a member of the party Horizons. She worked as a co-rapporteur for a special commission. This commission looks at violence from October 17, 2026. Now, Firmin Le Bodo has resigned from this job.

The commission studies protests that happened on October 17. People were hurt during these protests. The government wants to understand what happened. A co-rapporteur helps lead this kind of work.

The commission also talked to Laurent Nuñez. He is the Minister of the Interior in France. He answered questions about the protests. This is part of the commission's work.

Vocabulary6 words

member
a person who is part of a group
co-rapporteur
a person who helps write and share a report with another person
commission
a group of people chosen to study a problem
resigned
stopped doing a job by choice
Minister
an important person who leads a government department
Interior
about things inside a country, like safety and police

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1. What job did Agnès Firmin Le Bodo resign from?
2. What does the commission study?
3. True or False: Laurent Nuñez is the Minister of the Interior.

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Agnès Firmin Le Bodo is a French _____. She is a member of the party _____. She worked as a _____ for a special commission. This commission looks at _____ from October 17, 2026. Now, Firmin Le Bodo has _____ from this job.

The commission studies _____ that happened on October 17. People were hurt during these protests. The _____ wants to understand what happened.

The commission also talked to Laurent Nuñez. He is the Minister of the _____ in France. He answered _____ about the protests.

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