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Marlène Schiappa: "I carry secularism"

7/22/2020, 4:23:19 PM


INTERVIEW - The Minister Delegate for Citizenship wants to defend "the values ​​of the Republic" and fight against separatism.

The former Secretary of State for Gender Equality has just moved to Place Beauvau as Minister for Citizenship.

LE FIGARO. - How does your role relate to that of Gérald Darmanin?

MARLÈNE SCHIAPPA. - The titles are very clear. We are a team, a duo. We have been working very well together for months. In the previous government, together we obtained an additional 5 million euros for the women's rights budget. At the time of the reshuffle, we made it known that we would like to work more together. Me, I take care of all aspects of cohesion, of all that usually one sees little in the Ministry of the Interior. If I had to sum up this ministry in one expression, it would be "the defense and promotion of the values ​​of the Republic". This materializes in a very concrete way through issues of national cohesion, defense of secularism, prevention of radicalization and citizenship. And beyond

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