A “necessary” and “ineluctable” decision: it was with these words that the rebellious MEP, Manon Aubry, commented on the “withdrawal” of Adrien Quatennens from the authorities of the movement after the deputy from the North recognized acts of violence against his wife. This is what she told France Infothis Monday.
If the rebellious recognizes a certain state of “stunned” last week in the movement, she believes that it “quickly gave way to action. I am proud that in a feminist movement, we do not look at his pumps and that we say to ourselves that when a man recognizes domestic violence, he can no longer speak politically.
“A political reaction”
Manon Aubry’s position contrasts in part with that of other LFI leaders, who are quicker to express their support for Adrien Quatennens than for his wife. In the forefront of which Jean-Luc Mélenchon who insisted on expressing his “confidence” and his “affection” to him. “These are not my words, slice the MEP. I think Jean-Luc Mélenchon felt a little betrayed by Adrien Quatennens. For me, the urgency was first of all a political reaction. »
Tuesday, September 13, The chained Duck revealed that Céline Quatennens had filed a handrail against her husband, to whom she announced at the end of August her wish to divorce. Adrien Quatennens, until then national coordinator of La France insoumise, acknowledged several acts of violence and harassment in a long press release on Sunday, where he announced his “withdrawal”.