Yannick Jadot calls on Julien Bayou to withdraw from the national secretariat of EELV – Le Monde

Julien Bayou and Yannick Jadot, during a press conference, September 28, 2021. GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT / AFP Julien Bayou, accused of psychological violence by an ex-companion, should “withdraw” from the national secretariat of Europe Ecologie-Les Verts (EELV), as it has already done with the co-presidency of the environmental group in the National Assembly, judged, on Sunday, September 25, the former Green presidential candidate Yannick Jadot. An ex-companion of Mr. Bayou seized a specialized cell within EELV. She criticizes the current number one of the party for “behavior likely to break the moral health of women”, according to the ecologist deputy Sandrine Rousseau, who reported having received it. Read also: Article reserved for our subscribers The Julien Bayou affair plunges the left-wing parties into turmoil, after that of Adrien Quatennens “For the serenity of the investigation” internal, it would be “of good intelligence (…) that we are accelerating its withdrawal from the national secretariat of EELV”, said Mr. Jadot, questioned on the subject, during the program “Le Grand Jury” RTL / Le Figaro / LCI. 🔴🗣 Bayou case “I think that for the serenity of the listening cell, it would be good for him to also step back… https://t.co/C2LxbRmChB— LeGrandJury (@Le Grand Jury) Le bureau du environmental group in the Assembly had decided on Tuesday to suspend Julien Bayou from his duties as co-president, the day after details on this affair were given by Ms. Rousseau on a television set. Mr. Jadot however regretted the speaking out of this last in the media, while an internal investigation is underway. “I am not in favor of these personal positions which come to damage a process that we must all respect, “he said. Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s attitude criticized The former Green presidential candidate also criticized the way in which La France insoumise had handled the case of Adrien Quatennens, who was withdrawn after admitting domestic violence. have a number of leaders who have instead played male solidarity only, even virilistic, the protection of women, ”said Mr. Jadot. He in particular judged that Jean-Luc Mélenchon had “committed a political error” in his way of expressing himself on this affair. But “the subject is not Mélenchon today, the subject is the women who are victims of violence within our society, it is the women who do not receive equal skills as much as men in companies”, said he insisted. Read also: Article reserved for our subscribers Quatennens affair: Jean-Luc Mélenchon regrets nothing, at the risk of plunging LFI into the crisis Le Monde with AFP