Thursday June 20, at Hauts-de-France regional council, the plenary session has lasted for almost seven hours when Benoît Tirmarche, from the group “For the climate and for employment – environmentalist delegation and rebellious delegation” speaks for “defend the emergency» of his “motion for the Republic”. Referring to the early legislative elections, he evokes the “menace» from the far right. “What nerve when you are a member of the extreme left to dare to say that you have to fight the extremes», tackles Antoine Sillani, vice-president from the ranks of the majority. Ambiance. If urgency is voted for, the motion may be considered. She is rejected by 95 votes to 11. The room gets heated; Florence Bariseau, who chairs the session, threatens for the first time to suspend the session.L
The suspended session
She passes the floor to Mélanie Disdier, elected National Rally – newly elected MEP under the banner of the far-right party – who must in turn defend the urgency of her own motion, “It is urgent to defend the security of our fellow citizens”. Ulcerated by the words of Benoît Tirmarche, she begins: «Never! You hear us, we will never accept that the extreme right takes our institutions hostage.» In the video broadcast live on the regional council’s YouTube channel, we can clearly see his neighbor touching his arm. The Caudresian elected official hastens to compose herself: “Leftmost!» Mocking ovations in the room. This time, the ax falls: the meeting is suspended for fifteen minutes.
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