the government postpones the presentation of the text until July

The constitutional bill on the abolition of land rights in Mayotte will be presented to the Council of Ministers in July, and not on May 22 as previously announced, announced the Minister Delegate for Overseas Territories, Marie Guévenoux, Thursday May 2, in an interview with Point. This bill and a second text devoted to the multiple crises affecting the archipelago will be presented to Mahorese elected officials and parliamentarians from May 17 at the Elysée. The departmental council of Mayotte will then have one month to examine them and make proposals to the government.

“With the Assembly and the Senate suspending their work this summer, the texts would not have been examined before September in Parliament in any case. They will be as quickly as possible”declared the minister, refusing to talk about “report”.

The Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, declared in mid-February that he wanted to abolish land rights in Mayotte, while the archipelago was blocked by citizen groups protesting against illegal immigration and delinquency. The announcement of a bill was welcomed on the right and the far right. On the other hand, it aroused indignant reactions from the left, and part of the majority.