sentences:  In June 2017, the MoDem and its MEPs were accused of potentially fictitious employment practices within the European Parliament.Bayrou resigned on 21 June from his post as Justice Minister soon after he became embroiled in the fictitious employment scandals, and allegations of harassment against a journalist reporting on the scandal.The MoDem traces its roots to the Union for French Democracy (UDF), centrist coalition/party active from 1978 to 2007.