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Born in France · Nationality French — Politics / institutions
Documented profile covering 7 controversies, including “Public opposition to same-sex marriage” and “Break with Socialist Party following support for Emmanuel Macron”.
Profile No. 1129 · Updated on 12 October 2026
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2026
In 2026, François Patriat defended a limited, exceptional reintroduction of acetamiprid to 'put an end to bans without replacements', amid a highly contested debate over this neonicotinoid.
Last verified: 7 September 2026
2023
On 22 March 2023, discussing protests against pension reform, François Patriat asked who could believe police officers were attacking demonstrators and claimed that in Dijon some protesters had come to 'attack police officers'.
Last verified: 7 September 2026
2022
On 5 January 2022, François Patriat defended Emmanuel Macron's statement that he wanted to 'piss off' unvaccinated people. He declared that people should 'stop being crybabies' and argued that refusing vaccination while, in his view, contributing to hospital overcrowding was 'not being a citizen'.
Last verified: 7 September 2026
2018
In September 2018, François Patriat, president of the LREM group in the Senate, announced that his senators would not participate in Alexandre Benalla's hearing. He accused the inquiry committee of seeking 'buzz' and trying to damage the government and head of state.
Last verified: 7 September 2026
2017
After supporting Emmanuel Macron during the 2017 presidential campaign, François Patriat considered himself no longer part of the Socialist Party, amid threats of sanctions by PS leadership against elected officials supporting a rival candidate.
Last verified: 7 September 2026
2017
Responding to the first departures of activists and executives from La République en marche, François Patriat attributed them to a mixture of 'ideological purity' and 'disappointed ambitions', playing down internal criticism in a way that itself fuelled controversy.
Last verified: 7 September 2026
2004
In 2004, François Patriat publicly stated that one could oppose homophobia without supporting same-sex marriage, specifying that this was his position.
Last verified: 7 September 2026
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On 20 April 2023, François Patriat said he saw 'two Frances': one that works and 'moves the country forward', and others who demonstrate every week without, in his view, proposing an alternative to withdrawal of the legislation.
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