Marine Le Pen voting in favor of the Government’s immigration law Emmanuel Macron and deputies from Macron’s party voting against their own immigration law. This contradiction may occur this Tuesday in the Assembly and represents the new episode of political crisis in France as a result of the debate on this controversial project.
The tense debate on the French immigration law and its vote, scheduled this Tuesday night, shows several things: the weakness of the Government and the dominant position of the right, which has taken control of the debate, while the bloc The left continues to deflate. It confirms the situation of blockade that the country is experiencing, since, without a majority in the Assembly, Emmanuel Macron has his hands tied and needs to reach an agreement. And it also opens a gap within Macronism, which criticizes that this text is going to be carried out with the right.
This crisis throws up paradoxical situations such as the one mentioned above: Le Pen, leader of the National Rally and Macron’s rival, has announced that she is going to vote in favor of the law, while deputies from her party threaten to rebel and vote against a text that They consider that it has gone right and is a betrayal of the values of Macronism. The dilemma arises of the cost of carrying out a law thanks to Le Pen’s votes. Several ministers are clear about this and have even threatened to resign if he leaves.
The Elysée has called an emergency meeting this afternoon to try to unblock the debate. The text, which has already been validated by the Senate, is voted on tonight in the Assembly. Whether approved or not, it exposes the challenge that Macron faces in the remainder of his mandate, until 2027: not only does he find it increasingly difficult to approve his reforms, but there are beginning to be cracks within his fieldsince the most left wing criticizes a right-wing of politics, which has given in to these pressures, and denounces that the values of Macronism, which was sold as a current “neither of the left nor of the right,” are being blurred.
The Government had presented a balanced initial project, which sought to “control immigration and improve integration” and that he tried to please the left and the right. However, the final text that will be voted on this Tuesday has veered to the right, which has been shaping it, taking advantage of its strong position in the Senate. He also has a majority in the Joint Joint Commission, a group created last week to unblock the law and which has agreed with the Government on the final draft.