It is a dramatic news that shakes many political leaders.
And which will stir up many debates within five months of the presidential election.
On Wednesday, 31 migrants were discovered off the city of Calais (Pas-de-Calais), according to a statement from the Elysee.
"France will not let the Channel become a cemetery,
" added Emmanuel Macron.
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In this context, the President of the Republic calls for
"immediate reinforcement of the resources of the Frontex agency at the external borders"
as well as
"an emergency meeting of European ministers concerned by the migration challenge."
Faced with this new situation, the Head of State affirms:
"Everything will be done to find and condemn those responsible".
Smugglers at the center of criticism
In the midst of the campaign for the LR Congress which must nominate its candidate for the presidential election, the right has quickly stepped up to the plate.
“Deep emotion and anger after the sinking of a boat in Calais.
To put an end to these tragedies, it is necessary to further strengthen the means to break the networks of smugglers, these criminals who exploit poverty, ”
wrote the president of the region concerned, the Hauts-de-France, Xavier Bertrand.
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Her rival Valérie Pécresse shares her
"strong emotion"
and calls for the passers to be
"relentlessly pursued and punished".
Among the candidates for the LR nomination, it is Eric Ciotti who is the most virulent.
“France and Europe do not have the means to integrate this massive irregular immigration, it must be stopped. To say otherwise is to risk lives. Our duty is to dissuade and clearly stop these flows, ”
warns the elected representative from the South.
At the RN, it was the party candidate who spoke in the early evening. “
Every time we see tragedies like this, we are horrified by the situation. Lax migration leads to tragedies (...). and the culpable weakness with regard to the networks of smugglers leads to tragedies
”, took offense Marine Le Pen on BFMTV.
On the left side, we denounce the consequence of the non-reception of migrants.
“This new shipwreck is a tragedy, my thoughts are with the victims. We cannot stand idly by. It is time to show humanity at our borders ”,
launches Anne Hidalgo, PS candidate in the presidential election and mayor of Paris. Jean-Luc Mélenchon asks, for his part,
“safe access to England. France is neither a border guard nor a jailer in the service of the United Kingdom. ”
The EELV leader Yannick Jadot finally brings
"all
(his)
support to the relatives of the victims, to the survivors of the shipwreck, to the sailors of the French Navy."
Prime Minister Jean Castex will hold an interministerial meeting tomorrow with several members of the government.
As early as Wednesday, the Minister of the Interior went there to
"salute the work of the rescuers, the gendarmes, the police, the hospital staff and all the agents of the State who are facing this evening. terrible drama. "
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