Émilie Chalas (born 18 October 1977) is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing the department of Isère.
Political career In parliament, Chalas served on the Committee on Legal Affairs. In addition to her committee assignments, she was a member of the French-Sri Lankan Parliamentary Friendship Group.Émilie Chalas French National Assembly.
In the 2022 French legislative election she lost her seat to Élisa Martin from La France Insoumise.
In the 2024 French legislative election, she arrived third at the issue of the first round. On 1 July 2024, she announced her decision to leave the race before the second round.
Political positions In October 2017, Chalas was one of 54 LREM members who called for a swift ban on the marketing and use of glyphosate.54 députés LREM montent au front contre le glyphosate Libération, 22 October 2017.
In July 2019, Chalas voted in favor of the French ratification of the European Union’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.Maxime Vaudano (July 24, 2019), CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés Le Monde.
Controversy In November 2021, news media reported that Chalas had received anonymous death threats.Isère : trois députées LREM ont reçu des menaces de mort Le Point, 26 November 2021.
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