The deputies members of the parliamentary inquiry commission gathered in camera this Monday, April 27 to decide on the publication of the report by Charles-Henri Alloncle, rapporteur of the inquiry commission on public broadcasting. A vote that has become a matter of conscience for some members of the commission who are protesting against recommendations based on “lies”.
“Catastrophic”, “factual errors”, “craziness every other page”, … Deputies are speaking out in the press since being provided with the report on the neutrality and financing of public broadcasting. Since April 23, in room 6634 of the National Assembly, about thirty deputies who are members of the commission, can consult the 400 pages of the report written by Charles-Henri Alloncle (UDR), rapporteur of the highly publicized parliamentary inquiry commission. On April 27, they are meeting again to vote on the publication of the report. And the vote is expected to be close.
Despite the late support announced by Laurent Wauquiez for the publication of the report, its final publication appears uncertain considering the strong opposition from left-wing deputies and some deputies from the central bloc. “Nothing works, both in substance and form. It’s aggressive, unbalanced, it gives the rapporteur’s opinions and we’re not here to listen to them. We’re here to identify current problems and provide solutions,” says a centrist deputy. Socialist deputy Ayda Hadizadeh laments from her side “weak, poorly argued, biased, and dishonest demonstrations,” particularly in the first part of the report, entitled “Insufficiently respected obligations of neutrality, honesty, and impartiality”.
