While the Quatennens affair continues to be talked about even in the hemicycle, the French are divided on the idea of a resignation of the deputy from rebellious France. In fact, our new survey “L’Opinion en direct”, conducted by the Elabe Institute for BFMTV and broadcast this Wednesday, shows that opinions are divided.
To the question “Should Adrien Quatennens resign from his position as deputy?”, 51% of those surveyed answered affirmatively. 48% believe that he should not resign while waiting for justice to deal with the case and 1% have no opinion.
Adrien Quatennens has admitted in September to slapping his wife, with whom he is in the process of divorce, which generated a controversy over the handling of violence against women within his party. Questioned after a complaint filed by his companion, he announced in September that he was “retiring from his role as coordinator” of LFI. Since then he has been the subject of another handrail for messages sent to his wife and a complaint.
Several people have asked for his resignation from his position as deputy for the North. In a column published by Release On September 20, more than 500 feminist activists believe that “when a political group has a feminist program, we have the right to expect that it stops protecting the aggressors.”
According to the president of the National Assembly, Yaël Braun-Pivet, “it is up to him to decide if he can really continue to sit and represent his fellow citizens. It is up to his group to decide if he can continue to sit in their ranks.”
But “strictly in the terms of the law”, provided that “as long as he is not sentenced to a disqualification sentence, he has the right to sit in the National Assembly”, he recalled this Monday on RMC and BFM TV.
6 out of 10 French people shocked by Mélenchon’s support
In this case, Jean-Luc Mélenchon was especially criticized for having praised the “dignity” and “courage” of the deputy, after the announcement of his resignation. According to our Elabe survey, 61% of French people say they are “shocked” by Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s reaction, compared to 38% who are not.
Jean-Luc Mélenchon had initially tried to rectify the situation, with a second tweet where he wrote that a slap in the face is “unacceptable in all cases”. “Anyone can do better. Me too. I accept your criticism as well as your condemnation. I ask you to accept my reasons,” he finished. written on September 25.
Sample of 1,000 people representative of residents of mainland France over 18 years of age. The representativeness of the sample was ensured according to the quota method applied to the following variables: sex, age and profession of the interviewee after stratification by region and agglomeration category. Internet interview from October 4 to 5, 2022.
Source: BFM TV
