Published
Video length:
1 minute
Saint-Denis meetings: the referendum on immigration is not accepted
The second edition of the Saint-Denis meetings organized by Emmanuel Macron was held on Friday November 17. The proposed referendum on immigration was not accepted by party leaders. – (franceinfo)
The second edition of the Saint-Denis meetings organized by Emmanuel Macron was held on Friday November 17. The proposed referendum on immigration was not accepted by party leaders.
After nine hours of discussions, party leaders agreed on the question of referendum on immigration, on the occasion of the second edition of the Saint-Denis meetings. “There is a consensus that that I do not think that the President of the Republic will accept this proposal“, declares the leader of the Communist Party Fabien Roussel. The only participant in the meetings in favor of this proposal was the National Rally, led by Jordan Bardella.
“All that for this”
The leader of the Republicans, Éric Ciotti, initiator of the referendum proposal, was absent during the meetings in Saint-Denis on Friday. He reacted to the rejection of the proposal in a press release. “As I predicted, the Saint-Denis meetings led to nothinghe writes. The president even renounces the idea of a referendum on immigration. All that for this.“