Government spokesperson Maud Bregeon judged these incidents “deplorable and distressing” on France 2. “It does a lot of harm to all politicians, to the image we project.”
What a “sad spectacle given to the French”, added the President of the National Assembly Yaël Braun-Pivet, condemning the altercations “firmly” in a press release.
The holder of the perch said she took “note of the regrets and apologies expressed by the deputy Nicolas Turquois” and announced that she would soon bring together the office of the National Assembly “so that it can decide on a possible sanction against him, after the having heard.”
Mr. Turquois admitted earlier on BFMTV to having “gone crazy” and said he “regretted”, while denouncing “scavengers” among his peers.
“Deleterious climate”
At the origin of his anger, the publication by La France insoumise of the names of the Macronist and right-wing deputies who had tabled a thousand amendments to prevent the vote. “Denunciation practices” likely to reach those “close to him” and “unacceptable” for Mr. Turquois.
Yaël Braun-Pivet also wanted to denounce these methods which contribute “to maintaining a deleterious climate”, citing “photo montages”, “the lists throwing MPs to pasture on social networks” or even “the harassment exercised on certain members of the public. ‘among themselves or even on their loved ones’.
She also deplored “the multiple challenges to the session chairs, which contribute to the drift of the debates”.
A little earlier, the vice-president of the National Assembly, Naïma Moutchou, assured on X that she had been the “target” of “direct threats” from LFI deputy Manuel Bompard.
She accuses the coordinator of La France insoumise of having told her during a session suspension: “You will pay for what you are doing, you are complicit yes, you will pay for that yes yes, including electorally”.
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The vice-president (Horizons) denounces not only “pressure”, but also “an attack on respect for institutions”. She notes that her male colleagues, who took over from her, did not suffer the same “intimidation”, questioning the sexist and racist nature of this.
In the process, Manuel Bompard brushed off these accusations on “None of us has ever proposed to resolve political differences other than through voting. This approach of victimization which aims to make people believe the opposite is detestable.”
“This violence that some want to put into perspective has no justification,” added the rebellious elected official.
