“The unity of the majority” will be the executive’s “compass” for the immigration bill postponed until the fall, assured Élisabeth Borne during a meeting of the majority intergroup (Renaissance , MoDem, Horizons), Tuesday at the Assembly. “I say it very clearly: the text that we will carry in any event in the fall must keep balance as a principle and the unity of our majority as a compass”, declared the Prime Minister, according to remarks reported by some participants.
Immigration, a potentially divisive subject within the majority
Elisabeth Borne announced on Wednesday the postponement until the fall of the immigration bill, the most sensitive text on the executive’s agenda after the adoption of the pension reform. She invoked divisions within the Les Républicains (LR) party “refusing, at this stage, to leave positions”, she said on Tuesday before the majority intergroup. But immigration is also a potentially divisive subject within the macronie, and in particular the Renaissance group.
Emmanuel Macron had initially mentioned the division of the text co-presented by the Ministers of the Interior Gérald Darmanin and Labor Olivier Dussopt, then mentioned “a single text” in the press last week, before the postponement announced by Elisabeth Thick headed.
“A strong and expected participation” on May 1, admits Borne
On Tuesday, before the deputies of the majority, the Prime Minister also mentioned “the strong and expected participation in the May Day demonstrations” which “shows us that we must more than ever be attentive to doubts, demands and sometimes anger that is expressed”. “But like everyone here, I am convinced that immobility is not an option. We are therefore entering a new phase of action, one year after the re-election of the President of the Republic”, insisted Elisabeth Borne, for whom “despite a relative majority, we have nothing to be ashamed of our work when compared to previous legislatures”.
At the end of the intergroup meeting, Aurore Bergé, the leader of the Renaissance deputies, also called, “without being arrogant”, not to “have the shameful reform”. After the promulgation of the pension reform, “we must all collectively accept that a new phase must be able to open”, she pleaded in front of journalists, surrounded by her counterparts from Modem and Horizons. .
Aurore Bergé stressed that the three groups of the majority would present texts to the Assembly in June on subjects such as access to care, housing in tense areas or even “daily mobility”.
“A new level has been crossed in the violence”, denounces Borne
“A new level has been crossed in the violence” during certain demonstrations on May 1, said Elisabeth Borne on Tuesday, judging that all “public officials” should “condemn it with the greatest firmness”. “The vast majority of the demonstrations went perfectly and I want to salute the spirit of responsibility of the trade unions and the commitment of the prefects and the police to guarantee the fundamental freedom to demonstrate and preserve the safety of the processions. “, declared Elisabeth Borne before the Assembly.