David Montagné, edited by Gauthier Delomez 8:17 p.m., December 26, 2022
Sentenced for violence against his ex-companion, the rebellious deputy Adrien Quatennens faces a slingshot from his own camp.
In a column published on Monday, more than a thousand activists demand his exclusion from La France insoumise.
The beginning of a split within the party?
Should we save the soldier Adrien Quatennens?
The question arises within La France insoumise, while more than a thousand activists demand the exclusion of the deputy from the North, still a member of LFI, in a column published on Monday.
This is a new sign of the split between elected officials and the base of the party.
These supporters, often young people from all over France, denounce the decision to maintain Adrien Quatennens, sentenced for violence against his ex-partner.
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"A lack of democracy" within LFI
Since the judgment of the trial and the decision to temporarily exclude La France insoumise, action groups have flooded social networks to challenge the return of the deputy from the North to the National Assembly.
Beyond this objective, this platform highlights the split that is breaking out between the executives, the elected officials of the party, with the militants who wonder about what is becoming of their movement.
"We all hoped that the parliamentary group would exclude Adrien Quatennens after the court decision", underlines for example Sandra Vidot, LFI activist from Poitiers at the microphone of Europe 1. "There is a lack of democracy in the party", ton- she, "where we don't really listen to activists and we don't ask their opinion. We have no choice but to express ourselves publicly", continues the rebellious activist.
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If this sling spreads, it could further divide the party and further isolate Jean-Luc Mélenchon and his close guard within La France insoumise.