The tensions that agitate France could increase. The Minister of Labour, questioned on Tuesday on CNews about the adoption of the future immigration law, admitted that 49.3 remained “a hypothesis”. Olivier Dussopt, however, felt that the government should “do everything to avoid it”.
After a waltz-hesitation, Emmanuel Macron defended the principle of a major law on immigration on Monday. He announced that he wanted “a single text” that is both “effective and fair”, to “toughen up our rules” so that “those who have no reason to be here” can be “accompanied home” more quickly improving integration. The Head of State therefore returned to the hypothesis of a project split up into several texts to facilitate the adoption of the bill which was withdrawn from the agenda of parliament a month ago.
“It’s obviously part of the assumptions”
Asked about the possibility of the adoption of the text by a new 49.3, Olivier Dussopt conceded that “it is obviously part of the hypotheses”. “But whenever we can build a majority, we do so,” he said, recalling of “30 texts adopted by Parliament, only 3 were the subject of a 49.3”, including the reform of retreats.
On the immigration law it will be necessary “to do everything to avoid it”, he added. The minister recalled that in this future law, the government would ensure that “people who have been there for some time, who work in sectors considered to be in tension with a regular employment contract can obtain a residence permit”, a hypothesis that bristles the right. Olivier Dussopt also castigated the “pans” reserved for members of the government after the adoption of the unpopular pension reform by 49.3.
Pan concerts
In the wake of similar episodes, the travels of several ministers were disrupted on Monday by pot concerts in protest against the pension reform. “Speaking out and demonstrating is part of democracy, wanting to fight it out is not part of democracy”, judged the Minister of Labor.
“Wanting to threaten elected officials, deputies, members of the government, that is not democracy, wanting to silence those who do not think like you, that is not democracy”, he judged . “It’s a desire to censor, it’s a desire of rebellious France and some far-left organizations to ban those who don’t think like them from speaking out, it’s a funny conception of democracy,” he said.