“national preference is contrary to our constitutional principles”, judges former Defender of Rights Jacques Toubon

The former Defender of Rights was the guest of “8h30 franceinfo”, Sunday January 21.

Jacques Toubon was the guest of “8h30 franceinfo”, Sunday January 21. Opposition to the immigration law, arrival “positive” by Rachida Dati at the Ministry of Culture, state of the right in 2024…. He answered questions from Agathe Lambret and Benjamin Fontaine.

Immigration law: national preference “contrary to our constitutional principles”

While demonstrations are planned throughout France this Sunday, January 21 against the immigration law, the former Defender of Rights Jacques Toubon ensures that with this text “we have introduced into this new law what I call, and what I denounce, national preference”. It is for him a principle “contrary to our constitutional principles”. He is also a signatory alongside 200 other personalities of a platform calling for people to join the rallies.

“The history of France was largely made by people coming from abroad”, insists Jacques Toubon. “We cannot distinguish between ‘them and us’ when we talk about France and the French.”

He recalls that “the Constitutional Council has been seized” , “and it will be interesting to know if the Constitutional Council retains this idea of ​​no national preference as a fundamental principle or if it admits that accommodations can be made in the name of safeguarding the public interest, the interest general”. For the former Defender of Rights “It’s something that will have consequences.”

“An indisputable right-wing movement” of political life

For the former secretary general of the RPR, ancestor of the LR party, “There is an undeniable right-wing movement and this is not only on immigration, but on other subjects as well.” For him, “Today the real subject is: is the right being tempted to move towards the extreme right? There is a deviance and it is deadly for the right.”

“It is not opinion that should establish fundamental law,” alerts Jacques Toubon again. “If the common good comes down to what is socially or media acceptable, I am sure that we will very quickly move from the rule of law to a populist regime”. And for the former Defender of Rights “countries have started to do it. Look at Hungary in today’s European Union” . Jacques Toubon warns: “when we start to get our hands dirty we have to stop the system, because otherwise we move from the rule of law to populism.”

The appointment of Rachida Dati to the Ministry of Culture is “positive”

Jacques Toubon, himself a former Minister of Culture in the government of Edouard Balladur, judged “positive” the appointment of former LR executive Rachida Dati to the government. “E“She’s going to bring the Ministry of Culture out of a certain trap.”he judges.

Appointment of Rachida Dati: she “was able to legitimately surprise cultural circles because she is not part of them”, comments Jacques Toubon, who nevertheless considers it “positive, because it will bring the Ministry of Culture out of ‘a certain betweenness’. pic.twitter.com/q2qEi5IjLx

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