Overview

• La France insoumise publicly disowned Deputy Sébastien Delogu’s remarks in Algeria, saying he spoke in a personal capacity and did not represent the party.
• During his trip, Delogu criticized Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau and urged an “equal-to-equal” dialogue with Algiers without mentioning detained French nationals.
• The party’s official account on X protested the sentencing of Christophe Gleizes and renewed its insistence on the immediate release of Gleizes and Boualem Sansal.
• LFI MP Éric Coquerel separately called on social media for Gleizes’s freedom, highlighting divisions within the movement over France’s approach to Algeria.
• Diplomatic relations remain severely strained following France’s recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara and reciprocal expulsions earlier in 2025.