Overview

• In an Oct. 19 interview, the new interior minister said he will seek to renew security dialogue with Algeria after a prolonged diplomatic chill.
• He noted that Algerians account for about 40% of detainees in France’s administrative detention centers and said boosting deportations is a priority.
• He promised continuity on policing and migration delivered in a less inflammatory style, rejecting the assimilation framing and emphasizing integration within republican values.
• Recent parliamentary developments hand him sensitive files, including a Senate‑approved delay of New Caledonia’s provincial elections to allow implementation of the Bougival agreement and a nascent police revolt over pay, bonuses and facilities.
• He is consolidating his team with trusted allies, naming Magali Charbonneau as cabinet director and leaning on support from DGSI chief Céline Berthon.