Emmanuel Macron delivered a speech at the Palais de Chaillot in Paris on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Photo: MOHAMMED BADRA/EPA
Emmanuel Macron's immigration bill was rejected by opposition lawmakers without debate, dealing a blow to the French president's agenda.
The government has yet to decide whether to press ahead with the bill. designed to strengthen the country's ability to expel or recall aliens considered undesirable.
Members of all opposition groups, both left and right, voted in favor of a motion calling for the measure to be rejected before any debate in the National Assembly. The motion passed by 270 votes to 265.
French police forcibly evacuated migrants from a makeshift camp in the northern suburbs of Paris. Saint-Denis in November 2020. Photo: JULIEN MATTIA/ANADOLU/GETTY
Mr Macron's center government does not have a majority in parliament.
The government can now send the text to the Senate so it can proceed its difficult legislative path.
He could also ask a commission of seven senators and seven legislators from the National Assembly to find a compromise on the bill, which would still require approval from both houses of parliament.
Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin, who championed the bill, appeared on national television within a few months, suggested he would not withdraw it.
“This text will continue to evolve in accordance with the constitution,” he said, adding that the government would soon decide on the next step. He said he offered to resign after Monday's vote, but Macron refused.
Marine Le Pen, a far-right lawmaker, said her National Rally group rejected the bill because it would instead increase the number migrants coming to
Matilde Panot, president of the far-left group Rebel France, said the vote would “save the country from two weeks of xenophobic and racist rhetoric.”
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