While the deputy LFI Carlos Martens Bilongo spoke of the “clandestine immigration drama”, Grégoire de Fournas launched “that they return to Africa” or “that he returns to Africa”.
Le Monde with AFP
The president of the National Assembly, Yaël Braun-Pivet, ended the question session of the government on Thursday, November 3, after remarks with racist content were made in the hemicycle by a deputy. During an intervention by the deputy “rebellious” Carlos Martens Bilongo on the “clandestine immigration drama”, the deputy Grégoire de Fournas (RN) launched “that they return to Africa” or “that he returns to Africa “.
After a few minutes of confusion, M Braun-Pivet ended the session “given the gravity of the facts” and “legitimate emotion” of parliamentarians. “Today, I was sent back to my skin color. I was born in France, I am a French deputy,” reacted Carlos Martens Bilongo to the exit of the hemicycle.
These words caused the outrage of many political figures, starting with the Prime Minister, Elisabeth Borne, who immediately reacted by declaring that “racism has no place in our democracy”.
“Today the extreme right has shown its true face,” said the president of LFI deputies, Mathilde Panot. “We are going to ask for the strongest sanction, the expulsion for several months” of this deputy, said M me panot to the press. “The RN group has blocked with their Fournas deputy. We demand the strongest sanction and the lifting of its immunity,” announced on Twitter the “rebellious” deputy Danielle Simonnet.
The RN group has blocked with their Fournas deputy.
We demand the strongest sanction and the lifting of its immunity.