
The president of the LFI group in the National Assembly and the mayor of Saint-Denis are facing controversies linked to their respective positions.
Mathilde Panot sparks controversy by refusing to wear the Pink October ribbon, while the LFI mayor of Saint-Denis, Bally Bagayoko, is criticized for his abstention during a municipal vote against excision.
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Mathilde Panot refused to wear the ribbon for Pink October, breast cancer screening awareness month. Bally Bagayoko was criticized for his abstention on a vow against excision.
“Cancer is a political disease”: Mathilde Panot creates controversy by refusing to wear the pink October ribbon
In the middle of breast cancer screening awareness month, the president of the La France insoumise group at the National Assembly posted a video on X where she says she does not want “a pink October, but an angry October”.
“Shame”: Bally Bagayoko attacked after abstaining in a vote against excision
The LFI mayor of Saint-Denis is criticized by his opponents for his abstention on a wish, voted on in the municipal council, which called in particular to fight against excision. He has since reaffirmed his opposition to sexual mutilation, which affects a worrying proportion of young girls in his department.

Mathilde Panot, president of the La France insoumise group, sparked controversy by refusing to wear the pink October ribbon, calling cancer a “political disease” and advocating an “angry October” during screening awareness month.

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