The Minister of Overseas, Sébastien Lecornu, is on the front line of the crisis in Guadeloupe.
Last week, he ruled out a deterioration of the situation.
It is now
"very explosive, linked to a very local context, to tensions that we know and which are historical and also to certain interests which seek a little to use this context and anxiety,"
Emmanuel Macron observed on Monday, by calling for the return of
"calm, respect for everyone (...), peace and public order"
.
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Prime Minister Jean Castex held a videoconference meeting at the end of the day with elected officials from the Caribbean archipelago, alongside his ministers Olivier Véran (Health), Gérald Darmanin (Interior) and Sébastien Lecornu.
Which had already announced on Saturday the sending of the Raid and the GIGN to enforce the curfew in force.
"We must above all respond to these disturbances to public order"
, indicates the French Overseas Ministry, which is reassuring.
“The start of the day on Monday was clearly
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