‘Immigration’ law: Law regains color after its ‘sudden blow’

On Tuesday 19th December at around 7pm, the right toasts. Four hours later, the National Assembly is preparing to pass the government’s immigration bill. This is “ Our text with 98% of our sentences »Already, Olivier Marlex, leader of the Les Républicains (LR) party deputies, is on cloud nine.

Coincidentally, a drink was planned between the current elected officials of LR and their comrades from previous legislatures. A euphoric Eric Chiot raises his glass to Laurent Vaukies. The party president welcomes Auvergne-Rhônes-Alpes, whose region is expected to host the 2030 Winter Olympics: “But before that, Laurent, your Olympics will be in 2027 [avec l’élection présidentielle] And we will be behind you. » Not yet officially started in the Elysée race, his “champion” comes out of his silence to evaluate in an interview. FigaroPosted on Thursday December 21st, “Hope appeared on the right”.

The euphoria seems to be contagious. When the parliamentary group was reduced to 62 members, the Republicans forced the majority on their knees and had to make many concessions to create the text. Olivier Marley is funny. Over the course of one evening, the group’s president, often portrayed as brittle and lonely, was transformed into an enlightened strategist. From the “Macron-friendly” Alexandre Vincente (Ron) to Aurelien Pradie (Lot), the main rebel during the pension reform, all LR MPs – seen as “self-employed” For his tendency to free himself from the instructions of the leaders – he voted for the text and applauded Mr. Marlex after his speech from the podium of the National Assembly.

The party traumatized by the presidential elections

A small Christmas miracle for the person concerned and a corner of the blue sky for the party still traumatized by Valerie Pekrese’s 4.78% in the 2022 presidential election. Surrounded by a group leader, we know we have “struck a sudden blow” On Dec. 11, the first thing forced LR elected officials to vote on a motion of denial backed by environmentalists. Alpes-Maritimes MP Eric Page wants to learn the right lessons from the sequence. “When the triptych party, the group in the assembly and the senate act together, we become a substantial formation. Now we have to use it. »

How? For the most anti-Macronists, there is evidence that only intransigence works with the majority. “You gain more by being in strong opposition than by dealing with it, Judge Pierre-Henri Dumont, LR MP for Pas-de-Calais. This is what I and others have said about pensions from the beginning. » Like last winter, Republican leaders still held a series of meetings in Matignon to discuss Elizabeth Bourne. But this time Olivier Marley immediately warned the Prime Minister. Immigration is too important an issue to make any concessions on the right to leave.