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Saint-Ouen Green Candidate Quits Over Homophobia Allegations as EELV Opens Disciplinary Review

Party disciplinary bodies will examine her allegations.

Overview

  • Sabrina Decanton says local EELV figures portrayed her sexual orientation as incompatible with support from working-class neighborhoods.
  • She reports pressure to sign a document she calls illegal and unethical that would hand municipal decisions to a small, secret group, which she refused.
  • National secretary Marine Tondelier voiced full support for Decanton and said the party’s disciplinary bodies have been seized to follow up.
  • Saint-Ouen’s Socialist mayor Karim Bouamrane condemned considering sexual orientation as a criterion for candidacy.
  • Decanton announced her withdrawal via a public communiqué on social networks and said she will complete her municipal mandate.