The National Assembly on Thursday July 1 gave the green light for the second time to the controversial anti-separatism bill, before its final adoption scheduled for July 22.
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Adopted by 23 votes in favor, 14 votes against and two abstentions, the text "
respect for the principles of the Republic
" will again be on the menu of the Senate on July 21, before its final approval by Parliament the next day, via a vote of the deputies who have the final say. Presented as the remedy against the "
Islamist takeover bid
", the bill contains a battery of measures on the neutrality of the public service, the fight against online hatred, the protection of civil servants and teachers, the supervision of family education, strengthened control of associations, better transparency of worship services and their funding, and even the fight against virginity certificates, polygamy or forced marriages.
Widely adopted at first reading in February at the Palais Bourbon in a solemn vote (347 votes in favor, 151 votes against and 65 abstentions), the text had been strongly revised during its passage in April at the Luxembourg Palace with a right-wing majority.
The bar to the right of the senators, with a series of anti-veil provisions and a relaxation of the supervision of family instruction (IEF), had been erased in a special committee to the National Assembly before the session.
"
Effective and concrete measures
"
The majority retreated "
on extremely powerful symbols of political Islam in France
", criticized LR Julien Ravier. "
The account is not there,
" regretted his colleague Eric Diard. “
This is a major text (...) The measures are effective and concrete. They will have to be applied as quickly as possible in our territories,
”commented Christophe Castaner, the boss of LREM deputies, in a statement to AFP.
Socialist Lamia El Aaraje, on the other hand, criticized a “
catch-all text, which stigmatized
”. The PS deputies would have liked "
more resources for public services, for people, for associations, sports clubs
", etc. Alexis Corbière made the indictment of a text which, in the eyes of LFI, is only "
harassment
" and "
suspicion
", and is useless to fight against terrorism, against the "
archipelago
" of the Nation, the non -school mix. For the MoDem group, Isabelle Florennes welcomed a text "
of balance
" but "
which will not solve everything
".
