“An agreement is possible”: Aurore Bergé considers a compromise with the right “desirable”
“An agreement is possible and desirable” with the right, launched Aurore Bergé this afternoon on France 3.
Asked about the question of family allowances for foreigners, the Minister of Solidarity and Families acknowledged that the subject was “on the table” during discussions with the right ahead of the joint committee.
The senators want to require foreigners to have to prove five years of residence to be able to benefit from allowances such as personalized housing assistance (APL) or family allowances, compared to six months currently.
The government and the LR are working on a path which consists of increasing this duration to three years for those who work.
François Bayrou recognizes “states of mind” within the majority but “does not believe” in the risk of implosion
The president of Modem is positioning himself in favor of a possible agreement within the joint committee.
In the Senate text, “there are things that suit me and that I find completely acceptable”, explained François Bayrou, while saying he was speaking “in a personal capacity” and not in the name of the Modem deputies whose some are reluctant to vote for the immigration law.
The former presidential candidate, however, indicated that he “does not believe” in the risk of a breakup of the majority in the event of too many concessions being granted to the right, despite “speculations” and “sentiments”.
The president of the socialist deputies calls “the humanists of macronie to reason”
Around twenty parliamentarians from the presidential majority could vote against or abstain on the immigration law in the event of a vote on Tuesday. Enough to push Boris Vallaud to send them a message.
In an interview with La Tribune Sundayhe calls “humanists from macronia to reason and coherence”.
“To those who are humanists, who sometimes claim to have a left-wing heritage, I want to ask them this question: do you think you are faithful to the promise made in 2017?”, the boss of the socialist deputies asks them again.
Jordan Bardella judges that “rejecting the immigration law” “is protecting the French”
RN deputies will vote against the immigration text in the Assembly on Tuesday in the event of agreement if it contains regularization measures. The head of the movement assumes this positioning.
“By rejecting this text, I am protecting the French,” launched Jordan Bardella on LCI.
“Politics in France is sinking”: in the midst of a crisis over immigration law, Cohn-Bendit judges that “Macron’s project no longer holds water”
“Emmanuel Macron’s project no longer holds water, it doesn’t work,” criticized former environmentalist MEP Daniel Cohn-Bendit on France inter
A time supporter of the president, Daniel Cohn-Bendit calls for “finding another political perspective, because for the moment politics in France and the President’s policies are sinking and we don’t see very well where all this can lead” in the midst of a crisis over immigration law.
Éric Woerth denies “any democratic crisis” and instead sees it as “an internal debate between the Assembly and the Senate”
If the government seems to be struggling and Gérald Darmanin suffered a severe political setback on Monday, Éric Woerth refutes any concerns.
“There is no political crisis today. There is a debate within the National Assembly and the Senate,” said MP Renaissance, formerly Nicolas Sarkozy’s minister, on CNews.
After the rejection of the immigration law, Bayrou is worried about “a new step down in democracy”
François Bayrou spoke at length on RTL about the surprise rejection of the immigration law on Monday.
The oppositions “preferred not to examine the text even though they were elected for that, while everyone said that this text is important or serious”, regretted the boss of Modem.
“There is one more step down in the denial of representative democracy,” judges the centrist.
Yaël Braun-Pivet judges “being able to trust the LR”, criticized after their vote against the immigration law
Despite the vote of some LR deputies against the immigration law last Monday, Yaël Braun-Pivet continues to reach out to them.
“We can trust them because for 18 months, they have been taking a constructive approach,” said the President of the National Assembly on BFMTV.
If the time is rather one of distrust towards the LR in part of the majority, the tenors of the macronie have little other choice than to extend their hand to the right. It is she who holds the future of immigration law in her hands, being in a clear position of strength within the joint committee.
Yaël Braun-Pivet is “confident” to obtain an agreement on the immigration law
The tenant of Le Perchoir displays her optimism on the eve of the joint committee which meets Monday at 5 p.m.
“I am confident” of obtaining an agreement, declared Yaël Braun-Pivet on BFMTV.
For Yaël Braun-Pivet, France “needs” an immigration law “to better arm our country”
“We need this immigration law,” said the President of the National Assembly this afternoon on BFMTV.
“We need to better arm our country,” said Yaël Braun-Pivet.
The immigration law aims in particular to facilitate the expulsion of foreign offenders and accelerate the execution of OQTFs (obligation to leave French territory).
State medical aid, creation of a new residence permit… The key points of a possible agreement between the macronie and the right
Senators voted in mid-November for a version of the immigration bill that was tougher than the one presented by Gérald Darmanin.
For example, they abolished state medical aid as well as automatic land rights. Also gone is the creation of a residence permit for undocumented workers in professions in shortage in favor of “exceptional” regularization.
The Prime Minister has been working for several days to find a way out and to arrive at a version acceptable to the right but also to her own majority.
Find the blocking points in our article.
Who are the 14 senators and deputies who have the future of the text in their hands?
The joint committee, which includes fourteen elected representatives from the Senate and the Assembly, will try to reach an agreement tomorrow to bring the immigration law to fruition.
The right is in a position of strength there and has no less than five elected officials.
The LRs will try to push their advantage by arriving at a text very close to the senatorial version, much harsher than the copy presented by Gérald Darmanin.
We explain here who is part of this parliamentary body responsible for finding an agreement.
Six days after the surprise rejection of the immigration law, the government tries to emerge from the political crisis
Hello everyone,
Welcome to this political live dedicated to the political crisis, almost a week after the surprise rejection of the immigration law.
Élisabeth Borne is receiving this afternoon for the third time the right, which holds the future of this text in its hands.