Franco-Algerian Tensions Deepen as France Weighs Revisiting 1968 Agreements

Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau pushes for a firmer stance on Algeria while President Macron seeks diplomacy to resolve the crisis and secure the release of writer Boualem Sansal.

• The diplomatic crisis between France and Algeria has intensified, with Algeria rejecting France's demands to accept the return of nationals under the OQTF policy.
• The arrest and sentencing of Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal to ten years in prison has become a flashpoint in the standoff, viewed by France as a political provocation.
• Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau has threatened to resign if the government does not adopt a tougher approach, including revisiting the 1968 Franco-Algerian agreements on residency and movement.
• President Emmanuel Macron is attempting to balance firmness with maintaining dialogue to secure Sansal's release and avoid further destabilizing the French government.
• Public opinion in France increasingly supports a tougher stance toward Algeria, with 67% favoring a review of the 1968 agreements, according to recent polling.

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