New affair in the ranks of La France insoumise. The LFI group in the National Assembly decided on Tuesday October 8, 2024 to exclude the deputy for Isère Hugo Prevost for “serious acts of a sexual nature which may constitute criminal offences”according to a press release, consulted by theAFP. These are facts “previous” in the election of the deputy for Isère. This 25-year-old former student unionist was elected for the first time in July 2024 against former Macronist minister Olivier Véran.
The group explains that it was contacted at the end of September by the Vigilance Committee against Sexist and Sexual Violence (CVSS) of LFI “concerning serious acts of a sexual nature that may constitute prior criminal offenses” in the election of the deputy.
After the hearing of the deputy and in view of the elements of the CVSS, the parliamentary group met on Tuesday “pronounced the exclusion of the deputy”, “in accordance with the principles of the signed charter” by legislative candidates, committing to “defend feminist values and combat sexist and sexual violence”. He emphasizes that this decision can never “to substitute” to a court decision and “reiterates its unwavering commitment to the fight against gender-based and sexual violence”.
Facts known for “several months or even several years”
Insoumise France was shaken at the end of 2022 by the affair of deputy Adrien Quatennens, convicted of domestic violence, who joined the benches of the National Assembly barely a month after his conviction. The LFI group had temporarily excluded him for four months, but several members of the movement had denounced his return to it.
The Student Union, which Hugo Prévost co-founded, reports for its part in a long press release that it has collected “testimonies” reporting “acts of moral and sexual harassment, patterns of predation, serious criminally reprehensible acts of a sexual nature”. These facts “span a period from 2020 to 2024 and would have continued after the departure of Hugo Prevost from the national team […] in March »adds the student organization which denounces “a desire for sexual and political control of women”.
The organization adds that “the majority of the facts […] had been known to some for several months or even several years”. She asks that “justice be done” and urges the MP to “resign from his mandate”.
