what are the consequences for the political situation in Corsica?

Asked about the reactions in Corsica to the announcement of the death of the Corsican separatist Yvan Colonna, the editor-in-chief of France 3 Corse ViaStella, Sébastien Tiéri, explained that “everyone allows a time of mourning before indulging in the first comments.“On the question of the autonomy of Corsica, more than ever in heart political discussions since the attack on Yvan Colonna, he recalled that “the Corsicans expressed themselves twice, during the territorial elections and at all the intermediate polls (…) to largely favor, with an absolute majority, the autonomists“.

“This desire for autonomy, it is real, it is signified repeatedly and it has not found an echo at the highest level of the State since 2015 and the arrival of the nationalists in power. In 2014, there was also a strong gesture with the laying down of arms of the FLNC to put an end to the violence. This peaceful relationship, this co-construction of what could be a new status for Corsica, did not succeed.“, he continued.