VisĂ©e par une enquĂȘte pour apologie de terrorisme ouverte le 27 mars 2026, la dĂ©putĂ©e europĂ©enne LFI a fait face Ă une dĂ©bauche de moyens policiers. Sa ligne tĂ©lĂ©phonique a Ă©tĂ© tracĂ©e pour consigner tous ses dĂ©placements depuis le 1er janvier. « Il nâexiste aucune justification Ă ces mesures », sâindigne son avocat.
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France under fire over alleged surveillance of pro-Palestine MEP
Hassan had been under surveillance since January 2026, with authorities reportedly geolocating her phone and closely tracking her movements and daily schedule, reported Mediapart, a French investigative online newspaper.
Opposition lawmakers have condemned the alleged surveillance as a âstate scandal.â
Antoine Leaument, a lawmaker from the left-wing party La France Insoumise (LFI), called on Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin to provide an immediate explanation regarding the claims.
Questions persist over prosecution of radical-left French MEP Rima Hassan for ‚condoning terrorism‘
(April 4, 2026)
On Thursday, expressions of support came almost entirely from LFI and the far-left. For the anti-capitalist NPA, Olivier Besancenot expressed his âsolidarity with Rima Hassanâ on X, as did Nathalie Arthaud, the spokesperson for the Trotskyist Lutte ouvriĂšre (LO).
Two former LFI members, Alexis CorbiĂšre and ClĂ©mentine Autain, also spoke out. âA member of the European Parliament placed in police custody for a retweet? Freedom of expression applied selectively is not the Republic,â said the latter. âThe disproportionate repression of expressions of support for Palestine is clear, it must stop,â wrote the former.
On Friday, a handful of elected representatives from other parties began to join the chorus of criticism, including the communist MP Elsa Faucillon, who deplored a ârelentless campaign revealing the mobilisation of the state apparatus against any solidarity with Palestineâ and the Green MP Benjamin Lucas, who denounced âdouble standardsâ. Another Green MP, Sandrine Rousseau, expressed her âsupportâ for Rima Hassan.
More surprisingly, the socialist MEP ChloĂ© Ridel, a close ally of the Socialist Party leader Olivier Faure, also commented: âEverything about the police custody imposed on the European Member of Parliament Rima Hassan is disproportionate and violates her parliamentary immunity, whatever our disagreements. Was Louis Sarkozy [editor‘s note, son of former president Nicolas Sarkozy and a political commentator] placed in custody when he said about Palestinians âlet them all dieâ?â
French PM Bayrou uses special constitutional powers to force 2025 budget through parliament
French Prime Minister François Bayrou used special executive powers on Monday to force his governmentâs 2025 budget through parliament without a vote. France‘s hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) party has said it will put forward a no-confidence motion which is likely to take place on Wednesday.
Frankreich: Bayrou setzt Haushalt per Sonderartikel durch
Artikel 49.3 der französischen Verfassung ermöglicht unter anderem die Verabschiedung eines Haushalts ohne Abstimmung in der Nationalversammlung, wenn die Regierung ein anschlieĂendes Misstrauensvotum ĂŒbersteht. Die linke Partei La France Insoumise (LFI) hat bereits angekĂŒndigt, ein solches Votum zu beantragen. Sollte eine Mehrheit der Abgeordneten der Regierung das Vertrauen entziehen, wĂ€re auch der Haushalt durchgefallen.
Dies gilt jedoch als unwahrscheinlich, da die Sozialisten sich hinter die Mitte-Rechts-Regierung stellen wollen: kein einziger Abgeordneter wolle fĂŒr den Antrag der LFI stimmen, hieĂ es in der Fraktion der Sozialisten.
Why the French government is headed for collapse
The vote would be a response to the prime ministerâs decision to use Article 49.3 of the constitution â sometimes known in France as the ânuclear optionâ â to push his governmentâs sweeping social security budget bill through parliament without a vote.
The article has been used in the past, most recently in 2023 to push through Macronâs deeply unpopular reforms raising the retirement age. But using it can trigger a no-confidence vote in parliament, where a simple majority is enough to topple a government.
French protesters rage at âstolen electionâ as Macron picks conservative Barnier for PM
Amid cries of âMacron Out!, Resign Macron!â leftist demonstrators gathered in the autumn sun in their thousands to protest against French President Emmanuel Macronâs decision to appoint the veteran conservative prime minister, rather than a candidate from among their ranks.
While falling short of an absolute majority, the left-wing coalition the New Popular Front (NFP) (made up of the Greens, the Socialists, the Communists and the hard-left France Unbowed) won the most votes in the July 7 snap poll.