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Some MPs, including Éric Ciotticlaim the obligation to wear the tie in the hemicycle, denouncing outfits that they consider “sloppy”. Others want to ban costumes, which they consider too expensive.
The tie isshe became the node of parliamentary debate. For decades, the outfits at the Assembly have been controversial. For example, in 1980, Jacques Lang, Minister of Culture, created controversy by wearing a Mao collar. More recently, outcry when François Ruffin (The rebellious France) sported a football t-shirt. Jean Lassalle had even sported a yellow vest. Republican Deputy Eric Ciotti calls for the obligation to wear a tie, “to prevent certain deputies, in particular from La France insoumise, from wearing more and more loose outfits.
At RNwearing a tie is required, for this party in search of respectability. Side BIAit is more rare. Members of this group demand dress that reflects the times. The deputies of the presidential majority, meanwhile, refuse to speak on the subject. The rules stipulate that deputies must wear street clothes. For its part, the First minister chose to vape on the benches of the Assembly.
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