“I did something stupid,” the 44-year-old center-right politician admitted today, speaking to the BFMTV television station.
A moment of distraction in the French National Assembly landed France’s Labor Minister Olivier Dussot in trouble as he was caught on camera solving a crossword puzzle amid a debate on the country’s pension reform that has sparked nationwide protests.
“I did something stupid“, the 44-year-old centre-right politician admitted today, speaking to the television station BFMTV.
Amid national strikes and protests, the government’s plans to raise the retirement age dominate French headlines, with debate in the National Assembly continuing two weeks now.
In one of the many breaks of parliamentary sessions, Mr Dissot he said he got the crossword and then continued to solve it after the speeches had started again.
Conservative MP Aurelien Pradier rebuked the minister – who has a central role in championing the reforms, both in the National Assembly and in public – from the floor of Parliament on Thursday.
He urged the minister “not to solve a crossword, as you just did, while the National Assembly is debating».
This, he said, is a fundamental question of respect for parliament.
Source :Skai
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