The parliamentary battle is also being played out on Twitter

“Twitter. That’s what’s happening.” And, concerning French politics, the slogan of the Californian platform is aptly named. Because the National Assembly does not escape at the time: with a few exceptions, all the deputies are registered on the social network. And for good reason, Twitter now occupies an important place in parliamentary debates.

Some elected officials are very active there. This is the case of Stéphane Vojetta, a Renaissance deputy from the fifth constituency of French people living abroad, who distinguished himself during certain heated exchanges with the deputies of Nupes. The twittosphere remembers in particular a virulent confrontation with the ecologist Sandrine Rousseau, who has since accused him of participating in his cyberbullying. “We never met at the Assembly“, Yet assures the elected walker.

On the platform, it sometimes prolongs the debates started in the Hemicycle. “Often, we start discussions in Parliament, but after having carried out…