One more loss among walkers. Charente-Maritime deputy Frédérique Tuffnell announced Thursday her decision to leave the movement and the majority group invoking in particular her refusal to "widen the gap" created by the pension reform between the French and the majority.
The 63-year-old executive, who sits on the Sustainable Development Committee, explained that he "really carried" Emmanuel Macron's campaign, but said he had reached a "point of no return".
In a message addressed to the leader of the “walkers” Gilles Le Gendre, this former local elected representative mentions a “fully matured” decision which results from “several observations”. She believes that "the will to reform and the speed imposed" have "taken precedence over the government's ability to listen and consultation with the French".
"A feeling of weariness and uselessness"
She also says she experiences "a great frustration due to the group's lack of appetite for environmental matters". While saying they remain "faithful to the spirit of Emmanuel Macron's campaign", the elected official no longer believes in her ability to "move the lines from the inside".
"The amount of investment to get a tiny victory leads to a feeling of weariness and worthlessness," she says. The member will first sit with the non-attached.
With this new departure, the workforce of the LREM group falls to 300 members and related to the Assembly against 314 in 2017 (including the president of the Assembly Richard Ferrand), while the absolute majority is at 289 seats.
The macronist group has pronounced three exclusions since the beginning of the legislature, including recently that of Sabine Thillaye, and recorded a dozen voluntary departures, against a background of conflicts on the LREM line or disagreement for the municipal officials. In addition, there are several departures from full or related members, including three in January.
