“There weren’t so many disagreements, however we didn’t include the aim of searching for agreements. The assembly was not meant to be conclusive,” the aide, who spoke on the situation of anonymity according to French skilled norms, added.
Retailleau, a hard-line determine within the conservative Les Républicains party, has confronted criticism from Macron and his centrist allies over his robust stance on immigration, a high challenge for the inside minister.
After shedding management of the decrease home on this summer season’s snap election, Macron struck a take care of Les Républicains to type a fragile minority authorities. This alliance allowed Macron to take care of a grip on energy however has compelled him to share it — each with conservative Prime Minister Michel Barnier and Cabinet members who, at instances, lean additional to the suitable than the president is snug with.
Retailleau and Barnier are pushing for a crackdown on each authorized and unlawful immigration whereas Macron makes an attempt to carry a extra average line within the context of a rightward shift on migration throughout the European Union.
The Barnier authorities has pledged to extend the enforcement fee of deportation orders, which is at present extraordinarily low, partly resulting from geopolitical tensions with the nations of origin of many immigrants dwelling in France with out authorized permission.
Retailleau has confronted criticism after lately saying that immigration was “not helpful” to France and that the État de droit, a French idea akin to the rule of regulation, was neither “intangible nor sacred.”