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Strike by diplomats against the backdrop of disputed reform: "Mismatch between ambitions and means"

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Gathering of angry diplomats on the Esplanade des Invalides, in Paris, June 2, 2022. © Oriane Verdier/RFI

By: Anne Cantener Follow

For the first time in 20 years, French diplomats are on strike.

At the heart of the critics: the abolition of the diplomatic corps provided for in the reform of the senior civil service.

The government plans to create a common pot of state administrators who could circulate from one ministry to another.

But for the diplomats, this project represents a danger for the effectiveness and the prestige of France.

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Interview with Christian Lequesne, professor of political science at Sciences Po and author of the book “

”, CNRS editions.

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