It is a real turning point, an unprecedented stiffening in the approach of Algeria by Emmanuel Macron. The head of state asked François Bayrou’s government to be “More firmness and determination”in order to respond to “Increasing difficulties” met by Paris “In migration and security matters with Algeria”according to the terms of a letter from the President of the Republic, sent on Wednesday August 6 to the Prime Minister and revealed by Le Figaro. Mr. Macron has never adopted such a hard attitude towards Algiers, by recommending a response which, de facto, is a retaliation.
« France must be strong and be respected ”he wrote in his letter to Mr. Bayrou, using a semantic repertoire which was previously rather that of the Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau, whose maximalist line is thus validated. The only nuance that the head of state brings there is his invitation to “Testify” to “Partners” from France the “Respect she demands from them”. But it seems pure form. Because the battery of sanctions suggested by the Head of State conceals a politically very busy measure: the “Official suspension” an arrangement on official and diplomatic passports.
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