The vote took place this morning. By 45 votes to 15, LFI deputies voted in favor of reinstating deputy Adrien Quatennens in the parliamentary group of France Insoumise on Tuesday 11 April after a four-month suspension.
Convicted of domestic violence last January, the deputy’s return was conditional on his participation in an awareness-raising course on violence against women. A very thin ” punishment “In relation to the resignation requested by many feminist activists, in the face of the deputy who continued to cry out for lynching in the media, convinced that domestic violence did not concern him. If his shaky defense has embarrassed even in his own field, the latter has in any case kept him a hot spot which he will therefore resume on Thursday, with total impunity.
“France Insoumise deputies, which side are you on? »
When the decision was announced, the reactions were immediate. In a widely circulated Twitter thread, The Observatory of Sexist and Sexual Violence in Politics polled France Insoumise MEPs, asking them which side they were on.
Emphasizing that ” consensus was reached even before the vote was held “, the observatory recalled that it was not really a” feedback “, given that the deputy has already sat in the hemicycle since January as a non-member. A position that allows him to carry out his duties, therefore to present amendments and participate in the debates on the pension reform.
All this allowed him to count on ” material, symbolic and moral support “, and to establish a trivialization of sexist and sexual violence (in politics as in the rest of society) since he is an author, he continues to sit down.
Many internet users were also outraged by the message being sent to victims of domestic violence and to women in general. Because behind this vote is hidden (not very subtly) a vision of the place given to women in politics and in society. In addition to revealing the little consideration enjoyed by victims of gender-based and sexual violence in 2023.
While in recent months the LFI has demonstrated the ineffectiveness of its internal procedures in the face of the growing number of cases of gender-based and sexual violence within it, the reinstatement of Adrien Quatennens demonstrates that the party does not lack many tools but a lot of will to finally start a profound questioning on these issues.
If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence or you just want to find out more:
- 3919 and the government website let’s stop THE violence
- Our practical article My boyfriend hit me: how to react, what to do when you are a victim of violence in your relationship?
- The association All ahead and its help chat available at How do we love each other?
Source: Madmoizelle
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