The Constitutional Council of France has censored 32 immigration reform articles The government-sponsored draft contained concessions to the far right in its final amendment, meaning the repeal of more than a third of the text, including key issues such as tightening requirements Foreigners receive help or can reunite their families.
The judges ruled that some aspects were not related to the content of the bill, which the executive branch had promoted and which the National Assembly had initially rejected. President Emmanuel Macron was not satisfied with the majority that usually supports him, which showed his internal fissures, but he had to resort to the support of the Republicans and the National Regroupment for the final approval.
Just a few hours after approval, then Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne questioned the constitutionality of some of the articles introduced in the final phase. The judges concluded on Thursday that some of them had nothing to do with the content of the bill, which has led to full or partial criticisms – among other things, the introduction of immigration quotas is questionable – reports Franceinfo.
The French Interior Minister, Gerald Darmanin, has stated in a first reaction that the government “takes note” of the rejection of “numerous” articles and attributes them to the failure to follow “parliamentary procedures”. In fact, he believes that the Constitutional Council has approved “the integrity of the government text”.
“Never before has a text provided for so many means of expelling criminals and so many demands for the integration of foreigners,” he wrote on his social network account X.
The leader of the extreme right, Jordan BardellaHe regretted the “coup” of the judges, for which he also blames Macron, and regretted that the Constitutional Court had questioned “the stricter measures”. “Immigration law was stillborn. “The only solution is a referendum,” He pronounced the verdict in reference to a recurring demand from his party.
Also the president of Los Republicanos, Eric CiottiHe regretted the court decision as he believes that the judges “They paid more attention to politics than the law.” For the conservative leader, both Macron and the left “expected” this verdict, which is why he noted that “constitutional reform is more important than ever to secure the fate of France.”
