Alexandra Jaegy, edited by Solène Leroux
The debate on the tie is invited again to the National Assembly. The deputy Les Républicains, Éric Ciotti, has just asked for a change in the rules to impose the tie on men in the hemicycle, because he considers that too many of them, especially among the Insoumis, are slacking off. What do the regulations of the National Assembly say?
How many deputies wore a tie on the night of Thursday to Friday during the debates on the “emergency” law on purchasing power? Not enough, if we are to believe Éric Ciotti, deputy Les Républicains. He has just asked for a change in the rules to impose the tie on men in the hemicycle, because he believes that too many of them, especially among the Insoumis, are slacking off. What do the regulations of the National Assembly say?
Change in 2017
In reality, this clothing accessory was never compulsory in the Assembly under the Fifth Republic. The rules rather speak of proper dress required. Wearing a tie was therefore implied and tacitly applied. In 2017, things changed with the arrival of the deputies La France insoumise in the hemicycle. They stood out by not wearing the tie. They made it a trademark, which caused controversy.
1,378 euros for wearing a football shirt
But at the time, the office of the National Assembly recalls that no regulatory provision obliges men to wear a jacket or a tie. The same year, François Ruffin was fined 1,378 euros for wearing a football shirt. A year later, Jean Lassalle wears a yellow vest.
These three events lead to the modification of the rules in 2018. The new article, which concerns clothing, is modified for the first time. From now on, we are talking about business attire which must not express a religious, political or commercial opinion.