Last autumn Adrien Quatennens, number two of the left-wing party La France Insoumise, was sentenced to four months in prison for slapping his wife. Today the Frenchman takes his seat in the Assembly and, in addition, since Tuesday he is again part of his parliamentary group.
The decision to accept him again in the ranks aggravates the crisis that Nupes is already experiencing. The scandal has united for the first time the macronist camp and that of his rival, Marine Le Pen.