2023-10-13 23:17:58
National Rally deputy for Moselle Laurent Jacobelli, during a question session to the government at the National Assembly, in Paris, May 23, 2023. CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT / AFP
Television man, former member of the Debout la France party and spokesperson for the National Rally (RN), Moselle MP Laurent Jacobelli is supposed to embody the friendly face of a demonized Lepenist party. However, it was he who, on Friday October 13, during a visit to Hayange (Moselle) by government spokesperson Olivier Véran, indulged in the insult aimed at his colleague from the Renaissance party, Belkhir Belhaddad, d Algerian origin. “Scum!” Don’t act like a scumbag”he said to the MP from the neighboring constituency, during a tense discussion between the two men filmed by a journalist from Republican Lorraine. A scene that fits poorly with the image of respectability displayed by the far right since its massive entry into the National Assembly in June 2022, and which deputies from the majority and the left were quick to relay.
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Mr. Belhaddad announced his intention to file a complaint: “It is obviously a public insult to an elected official, but there is also a dimension of provocation and incitement to hatred,” said to Monde the deputy, who sees in the use of the word “scum” a veiled reference to its origins. Born in Algeria, the MP arrived in France at the age of 7, his father working on the Gandrange steel site. “I’m not blond and I don’t have blue eyes, that’s noticeablehe notes. I think it’s probably linked to what I can represent for our country, to immigration. »
Mr. Jacobelli, for his part, apologized a few minutes later, saying “regret the form” but denies to the Monde any racist connotation. “Go look at the definition of the word “scum”: it’s his attitude that I’m describing, it’s not his origins. I know some people are imagining innuendoes, but it’s just an angry scene that shouldn’t have happened. »
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“Is Hamas okay? »
The two men were a few meters from Olivier Véran, who had come to Hayange as part of a tour of cities led by the National Rally. Mr. Jacobelli, MP for the constituency to which Hayange belongs, criticizes Mr. Belhaddad for his behavior since the start of the visit. And adopts a threatening posture. “I’m going to come and make a mess of your place”he told her, before reproaching her for laying a wreath during an official ceremony with La France insoumise MP for Moselle Charlotte Leduc. “Is Madame Leduc well? You share flowers with her… Is Hamas okay? », says Mr. Jacobelli, approaching very close to Mr. Belhaddad’s face. This dialogue follows:
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