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Mayotte: Gérald Darmanin announces the end of land law
Mayotte: Gérald Darmanin announces the end of land law – (franceinfo)
Barely arriving in Mayotte, Sunday February 11, Gérald Darmanin announced the end of land rights on the island. This is one of the Interior Minister’s responses to the migration crisis facing the department.
His plane had barely landed on the ground of Mayotte, Sunday February 11, Gérald Darmanin produced a shocking announcement: the end of land rights on the island. “It will no longer be possible to become French if you are not yourself the child of French parents”, did he declare. The decision was taken in consultation with the President of the Republic. The government is therefore considering changing the constitution. Exasperated, Mahorais demonstrated in front of the prefecture in the morning against the migration crisis.
The island blocked by dams
From the Comoros, located 70 km from Mayotte, canoes loaded with migrants are trying to reach the French coast. The police are often powerless. In Mayotte, foreigners represent almost half of the population. For months, the island has been blocked by roadblocks: gangs are sowing chaos and affecting all the towns. The government will present emergency legislation before summer arrives. The end of soil law had already been proposed by Éric Ciotti and Marine Le Pen. The effectiveness of the measure divides the political class.
