The right to vote for foreigners divides the majority

The date of the announcement questions to say the least. Thursday August 4, the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, revealed in the columns of Figaro its ways to better fight against insecurity. He then wanted to be firm, welcoming the work carried out by the right on the subject, and calling for “a fight more intractable than ever against foreign delinquents”. The government’s number three also announced a major debate on immigration, scheduled for the start of the school year.

Six days later, it was the turn of early macronist Sacha Houlié to take an official position on the subject. The one who is now chairman of the law commission tabled a text on August 2 in favor of opening the right to vote in municipal elections to all foreigners, outside the European Union. “It is a proposal that I made in my personal campaign for the legislative elections”, he justified this Tuesday with Franceinfo. A tone at least different from that…