Overview
- Lawmakers, who opened debate Tuesday, are weighing a Renaissance bill to remove Alsace from the Grand Est and return it regional powers.
- The text would turn the Collectivité européenne d'Alsace, which already unites Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin, into a special-status body that holds both departmental and regional responsibilities.
- The government says it will follow Parliament’s vote but filed amendments for a citizen consultation across the Grand Est and for implementation by ordinance.
- Party positions are split, with the left backing a rejection motion, the National Rally in support, MoDem tying its vote to the consultation, and Horizons allowing a free vote.
- Ten regional presidents publicly oppose the plan, and even if the Assembly passes it, a required Senate review and a start at the next regional renewal make passage before the presidential election unlikely.