[HIGHLIGHTS] The Assembly votes on a resolution condemning the “bloody and murderous repression” of the Algerians on October 17, 1961.

The Assembly votes on a resolution condemning the “bloody and murderous repression” of the Algerians on October 17, 1961. Sixty-seven deputies voted for and 11 against, from the ranks of the National Rally.

“We landed on a text where there is no notion of state crime,” says Ms. Sebaihi, EELV deputy at the origin of the text with Renaissance deputy Julie Delpech. Emmanuel Macron initiated this recognition in October 2021, by declaring that “the crimes committed (on October 17) are inexcusable for the Republic”