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Crisis in the West Indies: Macron validates the debate on the autonomy of Guadeloupe

2021-12-01T12:54:20.793Z


INFO LE FIGARO - In the Council of Ministers, the Head of State praised the "courage, commitment and firmness" of his Minister for Overseas Sébastien Lecornu.


Emmanuel Macron welcomed, Wednesday in the Council of Ministers, the action of his government in the West Indies.

Faced since mid-November with a crisis around the vaccination obligation of caregivers and firefighters, the Minister of Overseas Sébastien Lecornu ended Tuesday evening a 48-hour visit on the spot to try to clear the dispute.

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The minister opened, last Saturday, a debate on the advisability of offering more "

autonomy

" to Guadeloupe, where the discontent began.

A term that irritated opposition and surprised local actors.

"It is a political strategy that has confused those who had a more cynical agenda

,

"

greeted Emmanuel Macron, without specifying who he was targeting.

While emphasizing

"the courage, commitment and firmness"

of his minister, according to comments reported and confirmed in

Figaro

at the end of the Council of Ministers.

"Expected line of firmness"

In Guadeloupe and Martinique, Sébastien Lecornu focused on the state's security response to the crisis.

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Source: lefigaro

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