Should Eric Coquerel stay in his post?
The deputy Insoumis, also chairman of the Finance Committee at the National Assembly, is the subject of a preliminary investigation for sexual assault and harassment, after the complaint of a left-wing activist, Sophie Tissier.
A sufficient reason for the ecologist deputy and feminist activist Sandrine Rousseau, so that he leaves the political scene for a while.
"He must not preside over the time of the investigation", she declared this Friday on France 2. "I am not calling on him to resign", she specified, speaking of "withdrawal ".
“Once this investigation is carried out, then he will be able to resume his position as chairman of the Finance Committee, if there is nothing,” said Sandrine Rousseau.
On the other hand, "if he is indicted, he will have to resign".
"We must respect the voice of women," she insisted.
Also questioned on the set of RMC-BFMTV, the Insoumis Adrien Quatennens for his part judged that the opening of the investigation was only a "just follow-up" to Sophie Tissier's complaint, that he "n there are no new facts" and that the facts in question "do not justify a withdrawal".
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