It is a “
case
” which has agitated the presidential majority.
Sentenced for domestic violence in 2020, Jérôme Peyrat (La République en Marche) announced the withdrawal of his candidacy for the legislative elections in the 4th constituency of Dordogne.
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A decision which comes a few hours after the general delegate of La République en Marche Stanislas Guerini sought to defend him yesterday on the airwaves of
France Info
.
"
He's an honest man, I don't think he's capable of violence against women
," he said at the time.
“
If I had the conviction or even the suspicion that we are dealing with someone who could be violent and guilty of violence against women, I would never have accepted this investiture.
»
A position that the opposition did not fail to take up and attack, judging it far removed from Emmanuel Macron's promise: that of making gender equality again "
the great cause
of the five-year term.
On France Bleu Périgord, Jérôme Peyrat admits a “
lack of appreciation
” in his candidacy.
“
I took the measure that there was, much more seriously than I could think, a misunderstanding obviously.
My candidacy was equated with that of someone who could not embody these values
, ”he told our colleagues.
The “
fight against violence against women and in general domestic violence
”, added the ex-candidate, is a “
fight to which I subscribe.
The best service I could do for my political family in which I am involved is to withdraw this candidacy because I did not want to weaken this fight in any way.
»
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