Gérald Darmanin travels to the island to address the issue of its autonomy

Demonstrations have degenerated in Corsica for a few days. Security forces were targeted by projectile jets. It is in this context that Gérald Darmanin is going to the island of beauty for two days, Wednesday March 16. The Minister of the Interior says he is ready to go as far as autonomy. According to some Corsicans, this promise is the direct consequence of the violence of recent days. “Without violence, we achieve nothing”says a resident. Gerald Darmaninin Ajaccio (South Corsica) Wednesday evening, rejects this accusation and calls for a return to calm.

Evoking autonomy immediately brought up the subject of Corsica in the presidential debate. Several candidates accuse Emmanuel Macron of giving in to the most radical. According to Valérie Pécresse, “today we have a president who is desperate and who gives in to violence”. Similarly, Fabien Roussel believes that “three weeks of the first round […]he responds to violence with autonomy, whereas this question must be settled in time“.