“We were told that it would be a drama, the text of all dangers.
In the end, it was not, welcomes Gérald Darmanin.
The majority largely supported the text and it was the opposition that was divided.
After more than two weeks of debate in the hemicycle, the Minister of the Interior has a smile at the time of the solemn vote on the bill.
By dint of demining upstream (absence of the word "Islamism", refusal of the debate on the veil of girls and relaxation of measures on home education), the regal work of the end of the five-year period passes smoothly.
“The news also played a role.
There were no external controversies of the Burkini type or attacks that could have electrified the climate, ”notes one of the protagonists of the case.
The left, for its part, struggled to hide its embarrassment.
In any case in the PS and among the Communists.
If the group La France Insoumise will unanimously vote against the text on the principles of the Republic - too much stigmatization of Muslims for Jean-Luc Mélenchon and his companions -, it is on the other hand, a strong hesitation, even a real dilemma , which arises for socialists and communists.
The government will scrutinize the vote of Marine Le Pen
The two groups will also wait until the last moment and their respective group meeting, this Tuesday morning, to decide on a position.
PS and PCF deputies very attached to the defense of secularism should abstain.
“The problem with this law is less what it contains than what it does not contain, argues an elected Communist.
Like the measures against social separatism or in favor of public services and in particular the school.
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On the right, too, the text on “republican principles” raised questions.
“Some LR deputies have presented radically different amendments, squeaks a minister.
We can feel the cleavage between those who come from the RPR, rather pro-secular, and those who consider that religion is important in the life of society.
Finally, the government will scrutinize the vote of Marine Le Pen and the elected RNs, who should abstain.
A choice that macronists will be happy to recall during the presidential election ...
