We often speak of schoolyard to describe the ambient mess that sometimes reigns in the National Assembly. But would a child have dared to shout: “we don’t care” while a friend was paying tribute to a deceased friend? This scene took place Tuesday at the National Assembly. While Michel Barnier tried to convince elected officials not to oust him, the Prime Minister wanted to pay tribute to a recently deceased friend. René Couanau, former mayor of Saint-Malo and former deputy of Ille-et-Vilaine, was close to the head of government.
“He was a very active deputy for Ille-et-Vilaine and a great mayor of Saint-Malo. It also happens that a very long time ago, I was a member of the same ministerial cabinet as him. He was my chief of staff to the Minister of Youth and Sports.”
“It’s scandalous”
In the Assembly, a “we don’t care” is then shouted by MP Elisa Martin. The LFI elected official from Isère “makes apologetic gestures on several occasions” according to the session report. The damage is already done.
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MPs lost their temper and cried scandal, forcing the Prime Minister to interrupt, visibly circumspect. The President of the National Assembly Yaël Braun-Pivet. “I hear that we respect each other in this chamber. We are talking about the memory of a man who has just passed away, Madam Deputy. It's scandalous! “.
Not very convincing explanations
A huge uproar and applause punctuated the intervention of the Macronist MP. On X, the MP from Isère in question tried to explain herself, without convincing. “Who can imagine being indifferent to the death of a human being? “.
Elisa Martin explained that she was speaking “not to Mr. Barnier but to a colleague whom I thought was speaking to me, precisely to stay focused on the intervention”. Before adding a strange: “Out of respect, no controversy”.
