“There are social demands” on the sidelines of the demonstrations on the island, judge Aurélie Trouvou

The president of the Parliament of the Popular Union, Aurélie Trouvou, declared, Wednesday March 16 in “Your political moment” on franceinfo, that it was necessary to take into account the “social demands” Some protestors, after the recent rallies in Corsica in support of Yvan Colonna and the violence that broke out in Bastia (Haute-Corse). The former spokesperson for the Attac movement notably mentioned the “question of purchasing power” and “of municipalities which are medical deserts” on the island.

Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin took a first step towards the elected representatives of Corsica by paving the way for the island’s autonomy, in an interview with Corse-Morning, released tuesday evening. Visiting the island, he promised to talk about “the institutional question in the first place”, on condition of a “return to calm”. Other French territories, such as Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemyare endowed with autonomy and can govern their taxation, town planning and housing.