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With the Corsican autonomy project, the comeback of the regionalists

2024-03-24T09:14:00.075Z

Highlights: With the Corsican autonomy project, the comeback of the regionalists. Basque Country, Brittany, Alsace and even Savoie... In the wake of the Isle of Beauty, autonomist demands abound. Between preserving national unity and respecting local specificities, the Republic must choose. If nothing yet guarantees the realization of the project, Corsica has never been so close to gaining greater autonomy in the Republic. The day after the announcement, from Rennes, the president of the Brittany region, Loïg Chesnais-Girard stepped into the breach.


Basque Country, Brittany, Alsace and even Savoie... In the wake of the Isle of Beauty, autonomist demands abound. Between preserving national unity and respecting local specificities, the Republic must choose.


On the night of March 11 to 12, the institutional future of Corsica was played out in Gérald Darmanin's office.

After years of negotiations, a small contingent of Corsican elected officials sealed an agreement with the Minister of the Interior around a constitutional draft providing for a status of autonomy for the island.

In the early morning, the president of the executive council of Corsica, Gilles Simeoni welcomed this

“decisive step”

taken.

If nothing yet guarantees the realization of the project, the Isle of Beauty has never been so close to gaining greater autonomy in the Republic.

The day after the announcement, from Rennes, the president of the Brittany region, Loïg Chesnais-Girard stepped into the breach.

The elected official publishes two letters addressed to the President of the Senate, Gérard Larcher and the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin.

In his letter, the former socialist welcomes this step forward for Corsica.

“This cannot constitute the only progress for our country, which, to (its) great regret, is dying…

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Source: lefigaro

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