The text was approved with 268 yes votes (from the Macronist bloc, the conservatives of LR and the extreme right of RN) and 186 no votes, mainly from the left-wing Nupes coalition.
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The French National Assembly passed this Tuesday a controversial and restrictive immigration law that had the votes of the extreme rightin a vote that threatened to trigger a political crisis in President Emmanuel Macron's government.
The restrictive law had the votes of the extreme right
He The text was approved with 268 votes in favour (those of the Macronist bloc, the conservatives of LR and the extreme right of RN) and 186 against, essentially from the left-wing Nupes coalition.
The vote threatened to trigger a political crisis
The bill was approved by the Senate and the National Assembly after Macron's party reached agreement a compromise with the conservative opposition.
The Interior Minister, Gerard Darmaninhad defended the bill on the grounds that it would benefit legal immigrants and protect French workers.
“No President of the Republic, no government, no majority – not even François Mitterrand in 1981 – has enshrined in the law of the Republic the end of hypocrisy: let us legalize those who work. From next year there will be 10,000 more regularizations. “will be the victory of the majority,” explained Darmanin.
A victory for Marine Le Pen
The right-wing extremist leader Marine Le Pen Invoice changes will be credited. The original bill had to be revised and tightened, as demanded by right-wing parties, which led to this Marine Le Pen claimed it was a victory for her.
Marine Le Pen, President of the National Rally (RN): “We can still enjoy ideological progress, even an ideological victory, for the National Rally, since the national priority is now enshrined in this law.”
“We can look forward to ideological progress, even in an ideological victory for the National Groupsince it is now included in this law,” Le Pen said.
The draft law changes residence permits and tightens the receipt of state aid
The bill is created Residence permits Under certain conditions, it is temporarily intended for skilled workers in areas with a labor shortage and accelerates the asylum process.
In addition, foreigners are only entitled to government subsidies, such as housing allowances, if they have lived in France for several months or even years.