PARIS (Reuters) – La France insoumise (LFI) on Thursday gave up debating in the National Assembly its bill aimed at abolishing bullfighting in France, where the subject is arousing controversy.
The rapporteur of the text, the LFI deputy from Paris Aymeric Caron, estimated that the debate, organized within the framework of the parliamentary “niches” of his group, could not succeed for lack of time, the discussions having to end at midnight.
LFI has requested that a text relating to the reintegration of caregivers who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 be examined instead.
The President of the Law Commission, Sacha Houlié, said he regretted this choice, recalling that the text had been studied at length in commission.
Several other deputies also protested, accusing LFI of “fleeing the debate” on this issue.
Several dozen people opposed to bullfighting, including activists from the Animalist Party and the L214 association, demonstrated on Thursday near the Palais-Bourbon. “Corrida Barbarie”, “Stop Corrida”, could be read on the signs under photographs of bloody bulls.
Demonstrations “anti” but also “pro” bullfighting have taken place in recent days throughout France, where the bullfighting tradition continues in several regions of the South.
(Report Elizabeth Pineau with Sarah Meyssonnier, edited by Sophie Louet)
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