It is a message of firmness that the deputies of Emmanuel Macron's party want to send to the Iranian regime. At a time when the European Union (EU) has decided to impose new sanctions on Tehran, after the recent attack against its sworn enemy, Israel, they want the National Assembly to raise its voice. On Wednesday, the Renaissance group tabled a proposed resolution that it plans to submit to a vote the week of June 17,
Le Figaro
learned .
This non-binding text aims in particular to condemn
the “oppression”
imposed on Iranian women, to extend the sanctions regime and to call for the inclusion of the Revolutionary Guards, the ideological army of the Islamic Republic, on the list of terrorist organizations of France and the EU. “
The repression affects the entire Iranian population”
, we can read in the explanatory memorandum, which points to
“the restriction of fundamental freedoms and serious violations of human rights, in particular of ethnic and religious minorities”
.
It is about denouncing
“a regime from another age”
, insists MP (Renaissance) Astrid Panosyan-Bouvet, co-signatory, with her colleague Constance Le Grip, of this text supported by the majority group. With this approach, the two elected officials intend to follow in the footsteps of their counterparts in Strasbourg. The European Parliament adopted a resolution calling for
the Revolutionary Guards to be considered “
terrorists ” in January 2023.
“It was courageous
,” said Astrid Panosyan-Bouvet.
At the time, the initiative was presented as a response to the crackdown on anti-government protests. A large movement crossed Iran after the death in detention of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman arrested for wearing
“inappropriate clothing”
, according to the Islamic dress code in force in Iran.
Push their opponents into position
In addition to the signal that they in turn want to send, the Renaissance deputies want to push their adversaries to take a position. In particular
"the extreme left"
, which they intend to
"push to react"
in particular on the obligation to wear the hijab, explains an executive of the majority group.
Behind the scenes, the operation created some tensions with the Quai d'Orsay, where people are usually wary of parliamentary initiatives relating to diplomacy. Especially since the Renaissance group tends to multiply them, under the influence of its president, Sylvain Maillard, defender of a pro-Israel and pro-Armenia line. He has
“strong opinions on the international world”
, insists those around him.
Regarding the last resolution proposed by Renaissance, a diplomatic source simply recalls the French position:
“France has always been extremely active in denouncing human rights violations in Iran, in particular women's rights”
. Present at a G7 meeting in Capri on Thursday, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Stéphane Séjourné,
recalled
his
priority
on
go through new sanctions