The National Rally calls for an exemplary sanction against Thomas Portes. Wednesday October 30, the deputy of La France insoumise Thomas Portes insulted and threatened an elected representative of the National Rally during an ordinary session in the hemicycle. “ Shut your mouth, you! We will take care of you », Launched L'Insoumis for his colleague from the RN, Philippe Lottiaux.
Two days later, there were numerous convictions. “With LFI, scum culture has entered the National Assembly”wrote RN president Jordan Bardella on X while RN deputy Laurent Jacobelli issued a press release. “ MP Portes does it again by publicly threatening me and my colleague Philippe Lottiaux. These thug methods say a lot about how LFI would treat its opponents if they were in power. These people are a danger to our democracy. I request Yaël Braun-Pivet, President of the National Assembly, so that sanctions can be imposed ».
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Thomas Portes already ruled out in 2023
The president of the Union of Democrats for the Republic (UDR), Eric Ciotti, also condemned the comments of Thomas Portes. He urged the President of the Assembly to take “an exemplary sanction” against the rebellious deputy.
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At the start of 2023, Thomas Portes has already been excluded from the chamber for fifteen days. During a demonstration against pension reform, he placed his foot on a balloon bearing the image of the Minister of Labor, Olivier Dussopt.
