MP Julien Baillou resigns from EELV and the environmental group in the National Assembly

Under pressure, Julien Baillou decided to leave the EELV and the group of environmental deputies in the National Assembly. According to our information, the regional executive office of EELV in Ile-de-France has received a letter of resignation from the Parisian MP, which is the subject of a complaint by his former partner Anaïs Lele about “moral persecution” and “abuse of weakness.” . “I am leaving the party, as well as the group,” wrote the former Greens leader. This is confirmed by the group’s parliamentarians. This has not yet been confirmed by the EELV authorities, but should be implemented in the coming hours.

As reported by Le Parisien newspaper, EELV members went on a “militant strike” on Saturday due to their disagreement with the decision of EELV deputies not to remove Julien Baillou from his post. Until now, the chosen one has left his group on his own. In September 2022, then head of the environmental party and co-chair of the group in the Assembly, he had already resigned and was forced to leave his posts after the first revelations of his former partner in an email sent two months earlier to the EELV internal service. Gender and Sexual Violence Unit.

The cell took action to investigate, and in September MP Sandrine Rousseau fanned the flames by publicly airing the allegations, condemning “behavior that can undermine the moral health of women.” Julien Baillou was eventually “acquitted”.

An external investigation will be conducted

However, the filing of a complaint by Anaïs Lele reignited scandal and anxiety within EELV. “Regarding the ongoing militant strike, I have heard their demands. I had them in mind before this even started. “I hope that this message will probably reassure his supporters,” wrote Marine Tondelier on Monday evening during the EELV’s internal parliament. I understand that this strike is seen by some as a legitimate means, or in any case the only means at their disposal, to put pressure on the PRC vote. (regional political council) On the 27th or in the parliamentary group. My concern is that this is not affecting the right people. The European Campaign is in no way responsible for the current situation. And the party had no influence on the decision of the group in the Assembly. »

However, according to our information, the management of EELV also approved the principle of the investigation into the case of Julien Baillou, carried out by the external firm Pisan. “It will aim to objectify things and allow people who have not yet spoken out, for example because they did not have full confidence in our regulatory bodies before their reform, or because the presence of Julien Bayou in the movement, even in their local group sometimes complicated the situation. Outsourcing should also allow people who have subsequently decided to leave our movement to speak out,” wrote Marine Tondelier.