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“By tinkering and giving parallel statuses, we are deconstructing national unity,” the spokesperson for the National Rally said on Friday on franceinfo, the day after the Head of State’s proposals for autonomy for Corsica.
“Deconstructing the French nation” is the “purpose” of Emmanuel Macron, declared Friday September 29 on franceinfo the spokesperson for the National Rally and vice-president of the National Assembly Sébastien Chenu, the day after the announcements by the head of theEstate proposing to Corsica “autonomy in the Republic”.
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“This is perhaps what Emmanuel Macron ultimately wants, to deconstruct the French nation. I think this has been his goal since he became head of our country”castigates the RN deputy who deplores the change of the head of state in favor of the autonomy of the island. “It’s the ‘at the same time’, a sort of permanent tinkering”he says. “Is Corsica in the Republic, is it not? Is it autonomous or is it not?” asks Sébastien Chenu. “Ultimately, he (Emmanuel Macron) doesn’t know it very well.”
“We will not vote for this autonomy”
“By tinkering, giving parallel statuses, giving ideas of autonomy or moving in the direction of the autonomy demanded by some, we deconstruct national unity”, explains the vice-president of the National Rally. If autonomy became effective, it would create a precedent in the eyes of Sébastien Chenu. “If Emmanuel Macron opens this door, then the demands will be very numerous and it is France which will crumble and it is the French nation which will deconstruct itself”.
“We will not vote for this autonomyassures Sébastien Chenu. We are not in favor of Corsica becoming autonomous, with a status for residents, with bilingualism, etc.” “Emmanuel Macron should instead focus on solving the problems faced by our Corsican compatriots”he insists. “We would have found it more interesting if the President of the Republic invited or encouraged his government to work on purchasing power, on household waste taxes, on what makes life in Corsica”continues the elected official from the North, before recalling Marine Le Pen’s score in the second round of the 2022 presidential election. “Marine Le Pen scored 58% in the elections in Corsica. So I believe that if the Corsicans wanted to leave the Republic, they would have expressed it differently”argues the deputy RN.