The right-wing opposition denounced on Saturday the government's proposal for a debate on more autonomy in Guadeloupe, which is in the grip of a social crisis, the head of RN Marine Le Pen for her part considering that the state is trying to "
buy the radical separatists
”.
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Given that "
some elected officials have asked the question of autonomy
" in Guadeloupe, "
the government is ready to talk about it. There are no bad debates as long as these debates are used to solve the real problems of everyday life,
"said the Minister of Overseas France in a televised address to Guadeloupe on Friday. He also announced the creation of “
1000 subsidized jobs for young people
”.
“
The government's response to the crisis in the West Indies is autonomy!
Guadeloupe and Martinicans do not want less state, on the contrary: they want the state to stand by their side and assume its responsibilities,
”tweeted Xavier Bertrand, candidate for the nomination of the Republicans for the presidential election.
Lecornu responds to Bertrand
Sébastien Lecornu immediately replied on the same social network: “
Stop the lies and approximations @xavierbertrand!
After having consulted them, I note that West Indian elected officials want certain questions, in particular health, to be dealt with locally in the future = + autonomy.
We are not refusing this debate,
”he stressed.
Another candidate at LR for the presidential nomination, Michel Barnier estimated that what was "
at stake is the unity of the Nation
". “
What we expect from the government in the West Indies is authority, dialogue and health and economic support. No panic, no improvisation. It is not allowed to sow doubt on our attachment to overseas France
, ”he warned.
Eric Ciotti, also in the race for the LR nomination, denounced him a decline in the executive. "
After Notre-Dame-des-Landes, Macronism is still giving way to the street and to rioters in the West Indies - opening of a dialogue on the autonomy of Guadeloupe - postponement of the vaccination obligation for caregivers With Macron, the Republic give in and back down in the face of violence,
”he tweeted.
The presidential candidate of RN Marine Le Pen said that "
to try to buy the radical separatists, the government says it is ready to let go of Guadeloupe
".
“
This is not what Guadeloupeans expect!
They expect the state to be protected and respected and to be offered future prospects
, ”she added in a tweet.
Guadeloupe and Martinique, two Caribbean islands hit by poverty and high unemployment, are shaken by social crisis born of a challenge to the anti-Covid vaccine mandatory for caregivers and firefighters.
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