With the multiplication of controversies over the profile of certain candidates for the legislative elections, is therethis year an increased demand for morality and ethics in politics? Interview with the philosopher Laurence Devillairs, teacher at the University of Paris 1-Panthéon Sorbonne.
Jérôme Peyrat, candidate invested by the majority in Dordogne despite a conviction for domestic violence in 2020, finally threw in the towel. A little earlier, this is the case of Taha Bouhafs, invested by the Nupes in the legislative elections, who withdrew his candidacy after accusations of sexual violence.
Laurence Devillairs is the author of To be a good person. Philosophy of good and evil (PUF).