Thursday, November 28, 2024, in the evening, the MoDem deputy for Vienne Nicolas Turquois violently attacked his Insoumis colleague Antoine Léaument. A prank, filmed by LFI deputy Louis Boyard and which made the rounds on social networks.
On the video, we see Nicolas Turquois speaking virulently to the Insoumis MP. Facts that the elected official from Vienna readily recognizes. “I lost my temper, quote unquote. I shouldn't have lost my temper.”he explained to The New Republic. According to him, this annoyance finds its origin in the fact that La France Insoumise published a series of tweets giving the list of deputies who submitted “useless amendments” pour “hinder” the repeal of the pension reform.
List – the amendments are freely accessible on the National Assembly website – in which Nicolas Turquois appears. “For two days, my family, my loved ones have been receiving direct arrests. A moral pressure that they experience very badly. That they find themselves in the loop against their will is unacceptable to me”justified the deputy for Vienne, who should not, however, escape sanction. Especially since he had already been close to coming to blows with two RN deputies in the Assembly in July 2024.
In what cases does an MP risk sanction?
According to article 70 of the regulations of the National Assembly, a deputy may be subject to a sanction by the president or the office if:
- he engages in demonstrations that disturb order or cause a tumultuous scene;
- he engages in a personal accusation, which challenges another deputy or who addresses one or more of his colleagues with insults, provocations or threats;
- he called for violence in public session;
- he is guilty of insults or provocations against the Assembly or its president;
- he was guilty of insults, provocations or threats against the President of the Republic, the Prime Minister, members of the government and the assemblies provided for by the Constitution;
- he was guilty of assault within the precincts of the Assembly;
- the office concluded, in accordance with article 80-4, that there had been a breach of the rules defined in the code of ethics.
What possible sanctions?
The assembly office took up this matter. According to articles 72 and 73 of the Assembly's regulations, four sanctions are possible. The lightest, the simple call to order, is generally pronounced by the President of the Assembly during the session.
The offending MP may then be given a call to order with an entry in the report. A sanction that can be issued by the office or by the president.
On the other hand, it is necessary for the Assembly office to meet and hear the offender for the most severe sanctions: censorship and censorship with temporary exclusion of 15 days. These two sanctions must be “pronounced by the Assembly, by sitting and standing and without debate, on the proposal of the bureau”specifies article 72 of the Assembly's regulations.
Sanctions other than a call to order also result in a financial penalty. Thus, for a call to order with entry in the minutes, the MP is deprived “for one month” of a quarter of his parliamentary allowance.
In the event of censure, the MP is deprived of half of his parliamentary allowance for one month. In the event of censorship with temporary exclusion, the MP loses half of his compensation “for two months. »
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