“The government takes note”, “a satisfaction”, “a coup”… Political reactions after the decision of the Constitutional Council on the immigration law

After examining 49 of the 86 articles of the immigration bill, the Constitutional Council largely censored the text, in a decision made public Thursday January 25. There are 32 articles, more than a third of the text, which are subject to total or partial censorship “as ‘legislative riders'”and three other articles are censored totally or partially on the merits, according to the decision of the wise men.

The government “takes note”

“The Constitutional Council validates the entire government text”writes on X the Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin, while the Constitutional Council. “The government takes note, as I was able to indicate during the debates, of the censorship of numerous articles added to Parliament, for non-compliance with parliamentary procedure”.

“The articles of the government’s initial text are validated”writes about X the former Minister of Labor, who participated in the writing of the immigration law, Olivier Dussopt. “I am very happy that all measures allowing integration through work are judged to be in conformity with the Constitution”he finishes.

“A satisfaction” for the majority

“We have rules in our country, we have values ​​and this is what the Constitutional Council reminded us. So we must welcome that”, reacted on franceinfo the Modem deputy from Finistère Erwan Balanant. By their decision, the Sages said “that in reality we had an initial text from the government which was a balancing text and which resolved a certain number of questions”estimates Erwan Balanant, who voted against the law. “Let us apply what has been considered consistent with our Constitution”, reacted the Renaissance deputy for Hauts-de-Seine Constance Le Grip, to franceinfo from the National Assembly.

“Tonight, for the most part, the principles are safe”greets on X the former Minister of Health Aurélien Rousseau, who resigned after the vote on the immigration law. “An intertwining between satisfaction with the decision rendered and a form of anger undoubtedly”he writes. “The democratic structure is weakened and the blows will become ever stronger even if, this evening, for the most part, the principles are safe”.

The National Rally calls for “a referendum”

“The only solution is the referendum on immigration”asserts Jordan Bardella on X, after the censorship of numerous articles of the immigration law by the Constitutional Council. “By a coup by the judges, with the support of the President of the Republic himself, the Constitutional Council censors the firm measures most approved by the French: the immigration law is stillborn”he writes.

Marine Le Pen estimated Thursday that “only a reform of the Constitution will make it possible to respond to migration issues”after the Constitutional Council censored a large part of the immigration bill. “The current wording of the Constitution as well as current case law do not protect the French from uncontrolled immigration”judged the leader of the RN deputies, invoking the measures censored on the merits by the Council.

The president of the Reconquest movement Eric Zemmour, declared on X, “there will be nothing left in this law other than the regularization of 10 000 more illegal immigrants per year, not counting family reunification”. He then quips: “Thank you Macron, thank you Darmanin, thank you Marine Le Pen and thank you Eric Ciotti.” The Reconquest candidate in the European elections of June 9 Marion Marechal declares on “those who claimed that this law would reduce immigration made fun of the French. June 9 will be a referendum: each Reconquest ballot will be a ballot against immigration.”

“An essential constitutional reform” and “a new text” necessary for the Republicans

“The Constitutional Council censored the immigration law. They judged in politics rather than in law”denounced this Thursday on X the president of the Republicans Eric Ciotti. “This censorship was expected by Emmanuel Macron and the leftcontinues Eric Ciotti. A constitutional reform appears more essential than ever to safeguard the destiny of France.”.

“The Constitutional Council has just censored the voice of the French”, believes Les Républicains senator Bruno Retailleau. The constitutionnal Council “cancels the measures favored by the French, under the highly questionable pretext that these measures did not appear in the subject of the initial bill”. The boss of LR senators asks the government “to urgently submit a new text which will truly protect the French from migratory chaos”.

“There is an original sin, it is that the government did not want to present a project on immigration which corresponds from the start to the expectations of our fellow citizens”, denounces Philippe Gosselin, deputy of Les Républicains de la Manche, on franceinfo. He deplores “a form of duplicity from the president” Who “put his government in difficulty”. “It will pay for all this, the European elections will be an outlet and I think it is time for the government to respect its commitments”particularly on State Medical Aid (AME), he asserts.

“There was deception on the goods from the start by the government. In reality, the part of its text saved is not the major immigration project that our fellow citizens are waiting for.”

Philippe Gosselin, LR deputy

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The law “must be withdrawn”, “an indelible stain” and a “real lesson in the rule of law” for the left

“The Constitutional Council has just censored more than a third of the immigration law”writes the national coordinator La France insoumise Manuel Bompard. “He reminds us that the worst racist delusions of Macron and Le Pen are contrary to our republican principleshe continues. The law is completely amputated. It has no legitimacy. It must be removed.”

The president of the La France Insoumise group at the National Assembly Mathilde Panot reacted on X: “Huge snub for Macron-Darmanin-Le Pen”. She points out that “the constitutional council censors 1/3 of the articles of the law and recalls that national preference is incompatible with our Republic. Racism is not constitutional.” “The verdict is in. A good number of the articles have been censored and this law has no reason to be promulgatedreacted LFI MP Danièle Obono on franceinfo. We must come back to reason. It is fortunate that the worst xenophobic and racist delusions have been removed from the text.”

The First Secretary of the Socialist Party expresses on the social network “satisfaction after the decision of the Constitutional Council”. Olivier Faure believes that “the government will bear as an indelible stain the call to pass a law aligning with the historical positions of the extreme right under pressure from LR”.

“The Sages showed wisdom and demonstrated that we had in government ‘The under-talented make the law'”, reacted on franceinfo Benjamin Lucas, Nupes deputy for Yvelines, member of Génération.s. The MP greets “a legal victory”even if this “does not erase what was the moral decline of this government on December 19”day of validation of the law.