French parliamentarian resigned to sexism

- A leading French parliamentarian on Monday resigned as vice chairman of the Assembly after other MPs had accused him of sexual harassment. Although the French parliament known for his sexist undercurrents, it rarely happens that having consequences.

Denis Baupin gave his chairman job, but keeps his seat in the lower house of the French parliament. In a statement, he denied the allegations, which he called slanderous and unfounded.

A spokeswoman for the Greens told the radio station France Inter which Bauper hair once,, pressed against the wall, my breasts held and tried to kiss me. ',, It was an almost daily torment with provocative, obscene text messages '', also said parliamentarian Isabelle Attard.

Baupin said only to have resigned to protect the reputation of the French Parliament.

Last year a group of parliamentary correspondent in published a story in which they claimed the sexism in the Assembly denounced. However, they called one by name.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former president of the International Monetary Fund and the slain dyed new French president, was arrested in 2011 on suspicion of raping a hotel maid in New York. He signed a financial deal with the woman, which the indictment was dropped. It marked the end of the career of Strauss-Kahn. Therefore it was a debate about how promiscuous politicians held the hand above the head.