Multiculturalism: at the Council of State, the appointment of Thierry Tuot is making waves

It is rare that the appointment of a section president to the Council of State hits the headlines and publicly causes people to cringe.

That of Thierry Tuot at the head of the interior section is one of them.

In charge of all sovereign matters such as justice, immigration, security, education, culture, religions and institutions, this section is, with that of litigation, the heart of the Council of State, both supreme administrative judge and government counsel for all laws and decrees.

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While Gérald Darmanin struggles as best he can with migration issues, while the President of the Republic dreams of a large format reform of institutions and while National Education is more shaken by gender issues and discrimination than by learning to read and mathematics, the "disruptive" appointment of this very left-wing State Councilor worries what remains of "old school" Republicans.

The arrival of Thierry Tuot to this presidency is recognition of the conversion of the members of the Council of State to multiculturalism

Anne-Marie Le Pourhiet, professor of constitutional law emeritus

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