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Eric Duhaime described the day as a solemn and historic moment, stating that, for the first time in 91 years, a caucus of Conservative deputies was to be sworn in at the National Assembly. He spoke of the hope for a wealthier Quebec and freer Quebecers. https://t.co/c6KISLzPTC #Québec #politique #histoire (translated)

Stephan Fogaing announced that he has been elected as the deputy for Vachon in the National Assembly of Quebec following a judicial recount and several days of waiting. He thanked the voters, his team, the volunteers, and his loved ones, and praised the other candidates in what he described as a very tight election. He reminded that in 2022, he chose to represent the Parti québécois even though, in his view, the party was going through a particularly difficult time. After the party found itself with three deputies in the National Assembly, he accepted Paul Plamondon's call to become co-spokesperson. Fogaing wrote that his political commitment profoundly changed his professional path, but he did not abandon his convictions. He also mentioned his former spokesperson and co-spokesperson colleagues who are now elected: Meganne Mélançon, Stéphane Handfield, S. Michon, Geneviève Couture, Camille P., Véronique Venne, and Émile Simard. He presented his election as the opening of a new chapter and said he wanted to take on the responsibilities related to his mandate. #Vachon #Élection #Québec (translated)

Eric Duhaime wrote that the newly elected Conservative MPs at the National Assembly would be sworn in the next day, a first in 91 years according to him. He stated that they would take the oath in French, without an oath to the king or wearing the Palestinian keffiyeh, and asserted that their only loyalty would be to the people and the Quebec nation. #Québec #Politique #Députés (translated)

The National Assembly accused the police of trying to arrest the LFI deputy Raphaël Arnault upon his arrival at the Lyon train station, but the Lyon prosecutor's office denied this attempt, stating that it was actually to deliver him a summons for a hearing. #RaphaëlArnault #Lapolice #LFI (translated)

Guillaume Kasbarian wrote that his proposal, which he believed would lead to 8 billion euros in savings, had been rejected. He proposed making the RSA decreasing, starting with 100% in the first year, then 80%, 60%, 40%, and 20%, before its elimination after five years. He argued that aid intended to address a tough situation should not become a lifelong income and stated that in the Assembly, any questioning of the RSA was considered sacrilege. #RSA #économie #politique (translated)

Impact wrote that the National Rally was calling for a strengthening of controls against abusive sick leave, while 18 of its deputies had provided medical certificates to delegate their vote and not sit in the National Assembly on October 9. According to an investigation by Mediapart cited by Impact, at least four of them participated that day in public events: Marie-France Lorho at the inauguration of a municipal police station, Katiana Levavasseur at a dinner-debate of the RN, Pierre Meurin during an announced parliamentary permanence, and Philippe Lottiaux at a mayor's fair. Impact also indicated that the absent deputies had voted by proxy in favor of the removal of two articles intended to better protect foreign victims of gender-based and sexual violence, with the support of the Macronist block and the right (LR). The concerned elected officials had invoked medical confidentiality, while Yaël Braun-Pivet's office had refused, according to Impact, to call into question the certificates provided. #Politique #AssembléeNationale #France (translated)

Antoine Copra estimated that the fire at the town hall of Limoges could have been avoided if France had adopted a preventive measure comparable to that of the Netherlands. According to him, Dutch authorities can prohibit certain violent individuals from participating in demonstrations and require them to report to the police station on the day of the gathering. He stated that the main suspect in the fire, whom he described as being on an S-file, a potentially violent far-left activist who was convicted on appeal for violence against a police officer in 2024, could have been subject to such a measure. Copra recalled that in 2019, Bruno Retailleau (LR) had passed a law allowing, among other things, to individually prohibit a person from demonstrating, with the support of the Philippe government and the vote of the Senate and the Assembly. He indicated that parliamentarians, including Jean-Luc Mélenchon (LFI), Valérie Rabault (PS), André Chassaigne (PCF), Philippe Vigier (UDI), and socialist senators led by Patrick Kanner, as well as Emmanuel Macron, had referred the matter to the Constitutional Council. The Council, then presided over by Laurent Fabius, had censored the provision, he wrote. He also argued that maintaining order in France relied on more violent repression means compared to elsewhere, while offering fewer tools to neutralize looters and "black blocs." He specifically mentioned the prohibition of masking, defense bullets, and explosive grenades, and referred to his latest article for Le Média. #France #sécurité #manifestations (translated)

Jean-Jacques who is struggling described the path of Lola-Fleur's mother, who, according to him, met her future husband while studying literature and while he was working at an investment bank. The couple had four children and lived notably in Oman before divorcing in less than eight months, he wrote. The mother then returned to teach English and had, according to the author, developed a discourse hostile to the rich and to capitalism, which she passed on to her daughter. The author claimed that Lola-Fleur, aged 22, was echoing this discourse in front of the cameras while remaining silent about elements of her family history, such as stays in Oman, Sicily, and Malaysia, the expenses related to Manchester, and an internship at the Assembly. #divorce #capitalisme #injustice (translated)

During a stormy session in the National Assembly, the government and La France insoumise clashed over the responsibility for the violence during the demonstration on October 17, accusing each other of sowing chaos and failing in their respective roles. #Violences #Manifestation #PolitiqueFrance (translated)

At the Assembly, Lecornu painfully denies any "political intelligence" within the police in response to LFI's accusations. "The intelligence services of this country do not work on parties," Nunez specifies. But who leaked the notes on LFI's supposed role in the protests, then? (translated)

Raphaël Arnault estimated that nearly 99% of the government's responses in the Assembly this afternoon were about the police, damage, the army, and looting. He criticized it for not addressing the young people's demands regarding the cost of living and wages, and for favoring a violent response instead of accounting for what he called a "carnage." #JusticeSociale #Révolte #CriseSociétale (translated)

Jean Bexon wrote that Raphaël Arnault was still at the National Assembly. He indicated that his current parliamentary assistant, Robin Chalendard, suspected of harboring a criminal, was still prohibited from entering the buildings. According to him, two former collaborators of Arnault were in pre-trial detention for murder, criminal association, and voluntary violence with a weapon, face concealed, and in assembly. He also claimed that ten other members of the Young Guard were in prison. Bexon reported that the LFI group at the National Assembly said that Arnault had escaped an arrest that very morning upon his arrival at Lyon station. He added that no confirmation had come from outside LFI. A source had confided to him that Arnault did not seem calm that day. #AssembléeNationale #Justice #Politique (translated)

Little Think Tank reported that Sébastien Lecornu had strongly attacked Mathilde Panot (LFI) in the National Assembly, accusing her of wanting to instill violence and chaos and claiming that she had chosen the camp of shame. https://t.co/deP8gfkLMJ #France #Politique #AssembléeNationale (translated)

Blue White Red! wrote that a lively exchange took place in the National Assembly after Mathilde Panot, a member of La France insoumise, refused to answer a question from Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu. According to the account, he had asked her if she condemned the fire at the town hall of Limoges, which he attributed to the far-left. https://t.co/lCe3X2J8kG #AssembléeNationale #Politique #France (translated)