Christophe Castaner, president of the group La République En Marche at the Assembly nnational and deputy of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, was Sunday March 20 the guest of 8:30 franceinfo. He answered questions from Ersin Leibowitch and Jean-Jérôme Bertolus. The terrorist threat, the war in Ukraine or the autonomy of Corsica were discussed.
Ten years after the Mohamed Merah attacks, “the terrorist risk is permanent”
Emmanuel Macron, François Hollande and Nicolas Sarkozy are due to meet in Toulouse, ten years after the attacks by Mohammed Merah. Security remains a concern in France. Christophe Castaner recalled the words of Laurent Nunez, national coordinator of intelligence and the fight against terrorism: “Since the beginning of the five-year term, 46 attacks had been foiled, 36 were linked to the Islamist drift, 8 to the ultra right, 1 to the ultra left (…) Today, the risk is a permanent risk” The former Minister of the Interior specifies: “On this subject, we must bear in mind that our society must be a society of vigilance.”
War in Ukraine: “Vladimir Putin is writing the end of his own story”
“We must not let go”said Christophe Castaner, specifying that the dialogue should be maintained with Vladimir Poutine and Volodymyr Zelensky. “I think Vladimir Putin is writing the end of his own story.” Regarding the sanctions against Russia, he does not exclude “the possibility of further graduation”.
“We must recognize a Corsican identity”
On Corsica, the president of the LREM group at the Assembly nationale returned to the remarks of the NPA presidential candidate, invited yesterday on franceinfo. “This shows the dangerous character of Philippe Poutou, who likes to say anything and has called for violence”. Friday, Gérald Darmanin signed a memorandum of understanding with Gilles Simeoni, president of the Corsican executive. For Christophe Castaner, “we must recognize a Corsican identity.”