MP RN Laure Lavalette challenged the government on its decision to welcome migrants from the ship of the NGO SOS Méditerranée. A lively exchange.
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” HASAre you going to seal this ship or are you going to continue to suffer? asked Laure Lavalette during the session of questions to the government on Tuesday, November 15 at the National Assembly. The deputy of the National Rally challenged in particular Élisabeth Borne, reproaching her for the decision of her government to welcome the migrants who survived the humanitarian ship. ocean viking. It was finally Gérald Darmanin who answered him.
Since theocean viking landed in Toulon on Friday, November 11, the National Rally did not hide its anger vis-à-vis the government, which decided to welcome the boat after Italy’s refusal. Tuesday in the hemicycle, MP Laure Lavalette felt that this choice was “rocking the country”. “At a time when all European countries oppose massive immigration, France stands out as the country that encourages clandestinity. »
“If you were in charge, would you have let these 44 children die?”, Launched Gérald Darmanin, the Minister of the Interior, in response to the question of the deputy RN Laure Lavalette. pic.twitter.com/jQXjsL348z
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“You are not fit to be in power”
“Finally, the question is simple,” retorted Gérald Darmanin, addressing all RN deputies. “If you were in charge, would you have let these 44 children die? The Minister of the Interior recalled the difficulty of the choice made by France, stressing that “a political decision does not live in the incredible world of meetings of the National Front, between people who are in agreement”.
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And the Minister of the Interior to counterattack: “The truth is that we have rescued women and children that, unfortunately, Italy did not want to rescue. The truth is that we show humanity when you play politics. The truth is that you are not fit to be in power because you are not fit to make decisions. »
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