Adrien Quatennens reinstated within La France insoumise

Adrien Quatennens is back on the benches of the National Assembly as an elected representative of La France insoumise. Four months after his suspension, LFI deputies voted for his reinstatement with 45 for, 15 against and two abstentions, Tuesday, April 11. They believe that the elected member of Nupes has fulfilled the necessary conditions for his return, by following an internship of accountability with a feminist association.

Sentenced to a four-month suspended prison sentence

A decision far from unanimous in the political sphere. “If Adrien Quatennens had been a socialist, he would not have been reinstated”said Olivier Faure, the first secretary of the Socialist Party. “I ask the question of why it is so difficult to punish people who have not only been accused but also convicted of domestic violence”, also lamented the Green MP Sandrine Rousseau. Last December, Adrien Quatennens was given a four-month suspended prison sentence for violence against his ex-wife. A court decision accompanied by four months of exclusion from his party