He assures that he remains “at the entire disposal of the National Assembly office.” The day after the heated altercation in the Bourbon Palace that he himself initiated, the modern deputy Nicolas Turquois stated this Friday, November 29, that he will “assume the consequences” of his action.
In a press release, the elected representative of Vienna, who threatened to The socialist deputy Mickaël Bouloux and Antoine Léaument (LFI), explains, however, that their gesture was motivated by provocations from their left-wing colleagues.
“The arrest of my loved ones made me lose my calm”
“While it is natural for a politically committed person to be held accountable for their positions, in a democracy it is unacceptable for our loved ones to be reprimanded for our commitment. “This is what happened to me,” he writes. He mentions “an altercation (…) with fellow deputies.” “The interrogations of my loved ones made me lose my cool,” he explains.
“This behavior, like the interrogation of my loved ones, is not appropriate in a democracy. “I ask all my fellow deputies to kindly apologize,” he adds.
This incident took place the night before, in the middle of a heated debate over the repeal of pension reform. Marshals had to intervene before the elected official ended up leaving the chamber.
“I was human”
This same Friday, Nicolas Turquois explained on BFMTV the reasons for his action: La France insoumise published the names of the Macronist and right-wing deputies who opposed the repeal of retirement at 64, practicing obstruction with the presentation of a a thousand amendments. The parliamentarian denounced the “pressure” that his relatives receive from left-wing sympathizers.
“Deputy Bouloux, who is next to me (in the chamber, ed.), knows my relatives personally and I asked him what he thought” about the methods of the La France insoumise deputies. “He told me: ‘I don’t share that’. I told him: ‘it would be interesting to say’. He told me: ‘no, I can’t,'” said the elected centrist.
“I’ve been human, when people attack my loved ones, I don’t take it well. (…) In front of me, there are scavengers who are even willing to put pressure on those around me…”, he further explained.
If he claims to “regret” his attitude and that he will present an “apology” to the socialist deputy, he refused to do the same with his rebel colleague. “He first insulted me so I went towards him dynamically, let’s say that, to express myself with him,” he explained.
Towards sanctions?
Will Nicolas Turquois be sanctioned by the Assembly? When debates resumed on Thursday, the president of the session, Xavier Breton (LR), announced that he would propose to the president of the National Assembly, Yaël Braun-Pivet, to discuss the incident at the next meeting of the National Assembly with a view to sanctioning .
A call shared by left-wing deputies. “It is not normal. I was sanctioned for having remembered that the extreme right is heir to Vichy. And he would not be sanctioned? It is not normal,” said Antoine Léaument on our antenna. The decision now falls to Yaël Braun-Pivet, who can make a simple call to order or even reach temporary exclusion.
Source: BFM TV
