France: at EELV, the new twist in the Julien Bayou affair

Julien Bayou and Sandrine Rousseau, in September 2021 in Paris.

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Malaise in Europe ecology-The Greens.

The Bayou affair, named after the leader of EELV implicated for having exercised psychological violence on his ex-companion, rebounded after the publication of an article in

, which revealed that he had been the subject of pressure from an informal group of feminists for three years.

But for Sandrine Rousseau, who had made the case public, there was no question of changing her mind.

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Sandrine Rousseau " 

 " having publicly mentioned the accusations against Julien Bayou.

This is what the Green MP said on Sunday October 2, explaining that she wanted to protect the "

 ".

An attempt to respond to those who suspect her of having wanted to settle accounts with Julien Bayou, the leader of Europe Ecology-The Greens who disputes the accusations, but was forced to resign from office after his revelations.

The article published

, according to which Julien Bayou had been the subject of " 

" by an informal collective of feminists who were investigating his private life, does not change anything for Sandrine Rousseau, even if a member of the collective is also part of the internal unit of EELV on violence against women in charge of the Bayou affair.

Revelations which nevertheless forced the management of the environmental party to examine the situation of the cell, before renewing its " 

" on Saturday.

This cell has nevertheless been the subject of criticism and some denounce a “

 ”.

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