32 year old Adrian Katnansfar-left MP Indomitable France Jean-Luc Mélenchon, he didn’t just risk his political career when he admitted to hitting his wife during their separation. It has also sparked a spiral of internal tensions that the Financial Times notes are destabilizing and weakening the broader left-wing alliance as it — after Emmanuel Macron’s disappointing parliamentary elections last June — prepared to rise against the government of Prime Minister Elizabeth Bourne and President Macron.

Jean-Luc Mélenchon, 71, leader of the Defiant France faction, defended his former protégé Adrian Katnan, saluting “his dignity and bravery”. However, earlier his wife Katnan filed a complaint against the 32-year-old deputy with the police.

At the same time, recently another prominent figure of the Greens, a deputy of the faction Sandrine Rousseauaccused the leader of the environmental party Julien Bayou that he psychologically abused his former partner.

OUR Bayou for his part, he denies the accusations and downplays related complaints, arguing that what preceded was just a “bad break”. However, he resigned from the leadership of the Greens.

OUR Katnan he also seemed ready to step out of the limelight. However, Bayou and Katnan intend to keep their seats in Parliament.

OUR New People’s Ecological Social Union (NUPES) – which includes recalcitrant France, socialists, environmentalists, communists, etc. – although it stands out when viewed as an “alliance” as a whole, as the largest opposition bloc in the French National Assembly today.

Now, however, the group is losing credibility in the eyes of voters as it faces its own #MeToo complaints, even being blamed for not handling it properly, according to a Financial Times article.

Popularity of Melancholia fell eight points last month among Nupes supporters, many of whom are young, and six points among the general population.according to an Odoxa survey.

The reaction became even more intense when the French withdrew. emphasized the fight against sexism in the context of its political agenda. France Insubscribed and the Greens were even among the first parties to set up internal disciplinary committees to receive and investigate complaints of misconduct, the FT notes.

“I was hoping that as a movement that supports feminist values, we would respond in a way that reflects this struggle,” says Lou Toussaint, 23, a feminist who was a candidate for France Independent in last June’s election. Toussaint said it was “disturbing” to see Mélenchon praising someone who had previously admitted to committing domestic violence.

However, it is noted that other deputies from recalcitrant France, such as 36-year-old Manuel Beaubard, publicly defended Adrien Catnance.

The current crisis is testing the unity of the new left alliance and Mélenchon’s position as the de facto leader, the FT notes.

According to the Financial Times