The “unity” of the majority will be the “compass” of the executive, warns Elisabeth Borne

Elisabeth Borne is aware of this: immigration is a potentially divisive subject within the macronie. During a meeting of the majority intergroup (Renaissance, MoDem, Horizons), organized on Tuesday May 2 at the Assembly, the Prime Minister wished to reassure her troops. “I say it very clearly: the text that we will carry in any event in the fall must keep balance as a principle and the unity of our majority as a compass”she argued about the immigration bill.

In the absence of a majority to be able to vote for it, the Prime Minister announced on Wednesday the postponement to the fall of this bill, after multiple round trips on the future of the text. Previously, Emmanuel Macron had mentioned the division of the text, co-presented by the Ministers of the Interior Gérald Darmanin and Labor Olivier Dussopt, before opting for “one text”.

In front of the deputies of the majority, the Prime Minister also mentioned on Tuesday “the strong and expected participation in the May Day demonstrations”, Who “shows us that we must more than ever listen to the doubts, claims and sometimes the anger that is expressed”. “Despite a relative majority, we have nothing to be ashamed of our work when compared to previous legislatures”, she also added.