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The question of borders redraws political divisions

2021-02-01T19:38:03.508Z


On the right and on the left, sovereignty and economic patriotism are on the rise. It is the must of the moment. The label you need to display to stay in the presidential race. Emmanuel Macron runs after it, Marine Le Pen has been sporting it for a long time, Xavier Bertrand and Arnaud Montebourg are trying to seize it, Jean-Luc Mélenchon is beating around the bush… Brought up to date thanks to the health crisis, the " sovereignty ”is imposed in the political debate without anyo


It is the must of the moment.

The label you need to display to stay in the presidential race.

Emmanuel Macron runs after it, Marine Le Pen has been sporting it for a long time, Xavier Bertrand and Arnaud Montebourg are trying to seize it, Jean-Luc Mélenchon is beating around the bush… Brought up to date thanks to the health crisis, the " sovereignty ”is imposed in the political debate without anyone having really succeeded for the moment in seizing it.

It's not for lack of trying though.

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The left denounces sovereignty but willingly defends sovereignty

Last month, it was in the name of the country's

“food sovereignty”

that Bruno Le Maire opposed the takeover of French retailer Carrefour by Canadian Couche-Tard.

The Minister of the Economy is not the first to venture into this field.

Almost a year ago, at the start of the Covid crisis, the shortage of masks led the President of the Republic to return to this theme.

"

We need to produce more in France, on our soil

," assured the President of the Republic.

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Source: lefigaro

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