Baghdad-INA
The French Parliament finally approved a controversial draft law on immigration after 349 deputies supported it in the House of Representatives and 186 opposed it shortly after its approval in the Senate.
Although the adoption of this text represents a victory for the parliamentary majority, it entails serious political consequences.
At the end of long and difficult negotiations that ended late on Tuesday, members of the National Assembly and the Senate agreed on a joint version of the controversial text.
The right and extreme right voted in favor of the text, while the left voted against it.
On the other hand, the centrist parties supporting the government were divided over the text.
Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin was quick to welcome the adoption of the draft law.
He said in a post on the X platform (formerly Twitter), “The immigration text has been finally approved. A long battle for better integration of foreigners and the expulsion of those who commit criminal acts. A strong and resolute text.”
On the other hand, the leader of the Proud France Party (extreme left), Jean-Luc Mélenchon, denounced the text, considering its approval a “disgusting victory” achieved thanks to the votes of the extreme right.
“A new political axis has been established,” Mélenchon said on the X platform.
For his part, the head of the Republican Party (right), Eric Ciotti, welcomed a “historic victory for the right” and a “Republican law to combat mass immigration.”
Immediately after the draft law was approved, the Socialist Party announced its intention to appeal the text before the Constitutional Council.
2023-12-20 14:50:51