French President Macron to defend his contested migration Bill on TV
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Mr Macron will speak about his government’s new migration law on TV, late on Dec 20.
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PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron will speak about his government’s new migration law on television late on Dec 20, hours after lawmakers gave their final approval to the contested Bill
The tougher rules, introduced to get the right to vote the law so it could go through, have caused unease among some of Mr Macron’s more left-leaning lawmakers.
The Le Figaro newspaper reported that Health Minister Aurelien Rousseau had presented his resignation to Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne over the Bill.
There was no immediate confirmation or response from Ms Borne.
Mr Francois Bayrou, head of centrist party Modem and one of the key parties in Mr Macron’s coalition, said that his party continued to support the government.
“Modem is still part of the governing coalition,” he told France 2 television. REUTERS
