According to the elected official of the Somme, the speech of Adrien Quatennens in the Assembly this Tuesday is of “nature to divide, at a time when we all need to be united […] to support a movement on pensions”.
“It was not the right time”. Back in the hemicycle for a few days, Adrien Quatennens distinguished himself on Tuesday by carrying out his first intervention since he was convicted of domestic violence, during the examination of the pension reform at the National Assembly . Bad timing according to François Ruffin.
“I think it’s divisive, at a time when we all need to be united […] to go and support a movement on pensions which is very deeply rooted in the country”, declares the deputy of La France insoumise (LFI) on franceinfo.
“Salary comparable to that of the French”
The elected official of the Somme wishes that “we give ourselves the time” so that “the spirits calm down”. According to him, “a sabbatical year” for the deputy from the North, “the time to digest the events, would have been good for everyone”.
In such a case, François Ruffin is in favor of the deputy paying his allowances to associations.
“If we say tomorrow that he decides to keep a salary comparable to that of the French and that above, it is given to associations and so on, it can be a measure which completes”, his implementation withdrawal, he explained in early October on BFMTV.
“When we have Damien Abad on his benches”
The speech of Adrien Quatennens caused a stir. If rebels, like Sébastien Delogu or Sophia Chikirou – two deputies very close to Jean-Luc Mélenchon – applauded, some elected officials from Nupes like the ecologist Sandrine Rousseau left the hemicycle.
On the majority side, Aurore Bergé charged La France insoumise, describing the event as “the height of indecency”. On franceinfo, François Ruffin sends her back to the ropes.
“Rather than looking at the speck that the other has in his eye, we must look at the beam that we have in his. When we have Damien Abad on his benches, it must remain a question that we must take with modesty in the case of Aurore Bergé”, asserts the deputy.
After being sentenced for domestic violence on December 13 and withdrawn from his group, Adrien Quatennens returned to the National Assembly as a non-registered deputy on January 11.
