Debate of the day
Towards autonomy for Corsica?
Audio 29:30
Banner in a demonstration in tribute to the Corsican nationalist Yvan Colonna, on March 6, in Corte.
The slogan Statu Francesu Assassinu can be read.
AFP - PASCAL POCHARD-CASABIANCA
By: Romain Auzouy
1 min
The flags of the community of Corsica are at half mast two days after the death of Yvan Colonna.
This figure of Corsican nationalism succumbed to his injuries nearly three weeks after being attacked by a fellow prisoner in the Arles detention center (Bouches-du-Rhône) where he was serving a life sentence for his participation in the Assassination of Prefect Claude Érignac in 1998 in Ajaccio.
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This aggression gave rise to violence during demonstrations on the island, and led the executive to evolve on the Corsican question.
The Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, thus said he was ready to “
go as far as autonomy
”.
What would autonomy for Corsica mean?
What risks?
What means to achieve this?
To discuss:
André Fazi
, lecturer in political science at the University of Corsica Telephone
Michel Vergé-Franceschi
, historian, professor emeritus, specialist in French maritime history and Corsica.
Author of the book
A history of Corsican identity, from the origins to the present day
, Payo editions
Yaodia Sénou Dumartin
, doctoral student in constitutional law at the University of Bordeaux
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To read also: The French government is ready to go as far as the “autonomy” of Corsica
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