Macron's Support for Divisive Immigration Law Sparks Political Crisis
The controversial legislation, backed by far-right leader Marine Le Pen, has led to resignations within Macron's camp and accusations of a rightward drift.
- French President Emmanuel Macron's support for a divisive immigration law has sparked a political and moral crisis within his camp, leading to the resignation of Health Minister Aurélien Rousseau and 59 members of the governing coalition not voting for the bill.
- The law, backed by far-right leader Marine Le Pen and hardened by the right, has been accused by the left of adopting the ideas of Le Pen's Rassemblement National (RN) instead of fighting them.
- Macron defended the law on French television, arguing that it was necessary to deal with issues concerning the French public and pointing out that the legislation enjoys broad public support.
- The law includes measures such as limiting the right to obtain French citizenship for people born in France and restricting access to social benefits for documented foreigners, which effectively validate the rhetoric of the far right.
- Former French President François Hollande criticized the law, stating that it represents Macron's rightward drift and that it is a defeat for the Republic.
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