Half of the deputies of the environmental group in the National Assembly, 12 deputies out of 22, were absent Thursday, February 9 during the vote on the socialist bill to ensure a meal at 1 euro for all students, which was rejected at a vote close, noted franceinfo in the detailed report of the vote. In detail, 183 deputies voted for and 184 voted against the measure.
Instead of voting for this text, the president of the environmental group in the National Assembly, Cyrielle Chatelain, was for example with two other deputies at the launch of the Estates General of Political Ecology, on a barge in front of the Eiffel Tower, a few hundred meters from the National Assembly.
This absence of a large half of the ecologist deputies, during the vote on a social text like this, makes people cringe even within the parliamentary group. “Everyone has their own priorities”also tackles a prominent rebellious deputy. “It’s a shame because there was an opportunity. We were almost complete”, continues this elected official. This bill was examined within the framework of the “parliamentary niche” deputies of the Socialist Party (PS), day reserved for the examination of their texts.
“We feel completely wronged”
“As students, we feel completely wronged”reacts Thursday on franceinfo, Imane Ouelhadj, president of Unef, after the rejection of the socialist bill to ensure a meal at 1 euro for all students.
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“We are disappointed and disgusted because we had a little hope”, denounces the president of the student union, evoking a “situation has become completely untenable” for students. “We are facing a student population that is increasingly precarious and students are forced to queue in food distributions to eat.”
It’s a “public health problem”according to the president of the UNEF: “apart from eating butter pasta if you have a little money, it becomes complicated to have a healthy diet”continues Imane Ouelhadj, who calls for a “Structural reform of stock exchanges much needed”. Currently, the price of a meal at the Crous is 3.30 euros.