Overview
- The National Assembly’s déontologue, Rémi Schenberg, concluded there was no breach of the 2017 law banning employment of spouses or partners after reviewing documents and interviewing the parties.
- The report found that Alloncle and his parliamentary collaborator are not linked by marriage, PACS, or concubinage, removing the prospect of Assembly sanctions.
- The investigation was opened after Paris Match published two photos that initially described the woman as Alloncle’s “compagne,” a detail that prompted Assembly president Yaël Braun-Pivet to refer the case for independent verification.
- Alloncle said he provided proofs of separate domiciles and other paperwork and has kept his collaborator in post while he and allies accused Paris Match of illegal surveillance and moral policing.
- The episode highlights how the 2017 'lois pour la confiance dans la vie politique' work in practice by empowering the Assembly’s déontologue to check evidence quickly and determine whether photos and press reports amount to a legal wrongdoing.