Parade of deputies this Friday morning on TV sets.
This Thursday was going to be an electric day the National Assemblydebate on pension reform obliged. Tensions which reached their peak at the end of the session. When at around 10:30 p.m., two deputies almost came to blows in the hemicycle: in fact, the Modem deputy Nicolas Turquois physically attacked the socialist Mickaël Bouloux.
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The object of his wrath: “Complaints and threats received by his family” who lives in the constituency of Mickaël Bouloux. A rare scene in France. The National Assembly could take sanctions.
Excuses
This Friday morning on the BFM TV set, Nicolas Turquois explained his action: “For two days, there has been a list of deputies who have tabled amendments, of which I am one. I had tabled 85 amendments. I am passionate about the subject of pensions. And this list has been widely distributed by the networks of La France Insoumise, including sent to my loved ones”who were victims of pressure. “I lost my temper, as you could say, but because basically, there are things that are unacceptable”he concluded by specifying that he would apologize to the socialist deputy.
For his part, Alexis Corbière was the guest of LCI. An NFP MP who added fuel to the fire: “I'm not going to overwhelm this MoDem colleague, I think he was a little tired, I won't say more, a little emotional perhaps after the meal, plus it contributes to an atmosphere, you see what I mean, where words are added etc.”
Altercation last night at the National Assembly
“I'm not going to overwhelm this MoDem colleague, I think he was a little tired, a little emotional perhaps after the meal, so that contributes… He was in a situation of unusual excitement… It's is unacceptable”: @alexiscorbiere pic.twitter.com/D53SQxh20J— LCI (@LCI) https://twitter.com/LCI/status/1862403264894927291?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
To the journalist's question “Did you think he was drunk?”Alexis Corbière replied: “I think he was in a state of unusual excitement […] The Bureau of the Assembly will rule on this but I found that on his part, how shall I put it, he did not try to calm down. Not only between MPs, it's pretty shabby. […] He pushes a bailiff who tries to calm him down, it’s unacceptable”.
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