Muriel Roques-Étienne (born 5 March 1979)[1] is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who served as a member of the National Assembly from 2020 to 2022, representing Tarn's 1st constituency.

Biography

Roques-Étienne was born in Albi, Tarn. In the 2020 French municipal elections, Roques-Étienne withdrew her mayoral candidacy having qualified for the second round, in order to not split the vote and allow what she described as a far-left candidacy to win.[2] In October that year, she was sworn into the National Assembly as the replacement for Philippe Folliot representing Tarn's 1st constituency, as he had won a seat in the Senate.[3]

In October 2021, she was threatened and called a Nazi and collaborator in graffiti on her offices, when she voted in favour of vaccine passports.[4]

Roques-Étienne lost her seat in the 2022 French legislative election, taking 19.29% in the first round behind the candidates of the New Ecologic and Social People's Union and National Rally.[5] The seat was taken by Frédéric Cabrolier from the National Rally in the second round.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Mme Muriel Roques-Etienne" [Mrs Muriel Roques-Étienne] (in French). National Assembly. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Municipales à Albi : Muriel Roques-Etienne (LREM) jette l'éponge" [Municipal elections in Albi: Muriel Roques-Étienne (LREM) throws in the sponge]. La Dépêche du Midi (in French). 27 May 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Albi : la nouvelle vie de Muriel Roques-Etienne" [Albi: Muriel Roques-Étienne's new life]. La Dépêche du Midi (in French). 30 October 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  4. ↑ Carrière, Corinne (24 October 2021). ""Collabo", "Nazie", la permanence de Muriel Roques-Etienne, députée de LREM à Albi, a été dégradée" ["Collaboraor", "Nazi", the offices of Muriel Roques-Étienne, LREM deputy in Albi, have been vandalised] (in French). France 3. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  5. ↑ Balidas, Julien (12 June 2022). "Législatives dans le Tarn - 1re circonscription : la députée sortante Muriel Roques-Etienne pas au 2e tour" [Legislative elections in Tarn - 1st constituency: outgoing deputy Muriel Roques-Étienne not in second round] (in French). France Bleu. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  6. ↑ Bothorel, Marion (19 June 2022). "Législatives - 1re circonscription du Tarn : le candidat RN Frédéric Cabrolier est élu" [Legislative elections - Tarn's 1st constituency: RN candidate Frédéric Cabrolier is elected] (in French). France Bleu. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
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