Petition against Duplomb law exceeds 500,000 signatures, opening the possibility of an unprecedented debate in the Assembly
The editorial staff Published on 07/20/2025 at 08:30, updated on 07/20/2025 at 09:01
Launched on July 10, two days after the Duplomb law passed , conditionally authorizing the reintroduction of a neonicotinoid pesticide, an online petition has already gathered nearly 600,000 signatures, a record under the Fifth Republic.
If there are 500,000 supporters from at least 30 departments, the Conference of Presidents of the Assembly can decide to organize a public debate, but only the text of the petition would then be discussed, the law not being challenged in substance.
This movement, initiated by a 23-year-old student, has been relayed by numerous personalities and elected officials, such as Pierre Niney and several left-wing deputies, who hope to see the petition reach a million and "revolutionize today's world against all injustices."
La France Insoumise and the Ecologists welcome this mobilization and are calling for the text to be re-debated in the Assembly, while the left has filed an appeal with the Constitutional Council, denouncing the lack of genuine parliamentary debate.
Conversely, the agricultural organisations FNSEA and Jeunes Agriculteurs support the law, considering it crucial for the competitiveness of the sector and fighting against European competition deemed unfair.
Beekeepers, for their part, are concerned about the risks of the pesticide to bees and human health.
The petition calls for a democratic review of the conditions under which the law was adopted and expresses the growing exasperation of a section of society with a political class accused of sacrificing ecology for the benefit of agro-industry.
Var-Matin
