“Sciences Po cannot become an Islamo-leftist bunker”, warns Gérard Larcher

SciencesPo is at heartheart of a controversy following a pro-Palestinian mobilization. A student from the Union of Jewish Students of France (UEJF) was prevented from accessing an amphitheater and accusatory remarks were allegedly made against the UEJF. “This is not anecdotal. It is a school of excellence which has changed. But the deeper question that I ask myself is: ‘can you be a French student of Jewish faith and study peacefully on campuses in France?’ Beyond SciencePo“asks Gérard Larcher, president of the Senate and guest of “4 Vérités” on France 2, Thursday March 14.

“When we see that Gilles Kepel, Florence Bergeaud-Blackler, are banned from a certain number of campuses, then the question arises, basically, of an ideology which is taking over part of the ‘university”adds Gérard Larcher, evoking a problem “anti-Semitism, but also a refusal to hear the other when ideas are different”. “This is what some call wokism, a dominant ideology […]. Sciences Po cannot become, even on the part of what is described as a minority, an Islamo-leftist bunker.”he indicates.

“The government spent haphazardly”

France faces heavy debt. The government wants to make 10 billion savings in 2024 and 20 billion savings in 2025. Is this a good treatment? “It’s a problem of budgetary seriousness. We did not have a serious budget […]. The government spent haphazardly.”estimates the President of the Senate.

Corsica could obtain autonomous status in the Republic. Corsican elected officials having reached an agreement with the government. “First subject that is posed in this agreement: are we bypassing Parliament. I tell you, my answer is no. We will not bypass Parliament, in any caseI will hold Good. Because, if we bypass Parliament, after Corsica, there will be other demands, we can already see them arriving: from Brittany, the Basque Country and elsewhere.details Gérard Larcher.

Another social issue, Emmanuel Macron wants to introduce into law assistance in dying under strict conditions. “I haven’t made up my own mind yet. […] It’s a text of freedom, I don’t think it’s a text of fraternity. L“true fraternity is first of all to develop palliative care”develops the President of the Senate.

The president of the National Assembly, Yaël Braun-Pivet, wants to introduce 25 to 30% proportional representation in the voting system for the next legislative elections. “I am for us to regain trust and proximity between elected officials and citizens. The reality, it is that, for example, we linked it to the question of the return of a share of the accumulation of mandates”specifies Gérard Larcher.