why Édouard Philippe does not convince LR

Édouard Philippe (here on April 11, in Toulouse) publicly recognizes immigration as a “fait accompli”, a very strong acceleration in the increase in foreigners welcomed in France since the beginning of the 2000s, an increase in origins from North Africa and sub-Saharan. Frederic Scheiber / Hans Lucas via Reuters Connect

DECRYPTION – On the merits of the observations of the ex-prime minister, Les Républicains identified major differences with their proposals.

By discovering the analyzes of Édouard Philippe on immigration published Monday in The Express , The Republicans drank whey. They had already scored points by filing two strong legislative proposals on the government table, but seeing the president of Horizons suddenly enter the dance could only be a new reason for satisfaction. “With Éric Ciotti and Bruno Retailleau, we visibly shook the majority”, immediately rejoices Olivier Marleix, leader of the LR deputies in the Assembly, while others on the right are preparing behind the scenes a motion for a resolution on the renegotiation of the 1968 agreement with Algeria, a key subject raised by Édouard Philippe in his interview. “How will the parliamentarians of the Horizons group vote?”, asks an elected LR greedily…

On the background of the observations of the former Prime Minister, Bruno Retailleau quickly identified major differences with the LR proposals. “The main thing, in our text…

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