Europe 1 8:56 a.m., February 12, 2024, modified at 8:57 a.m., February 12, 2024

While Mayotte is undergoing a historic migration crisis, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin announced this Sunday that he was working on a constitutional revision to eliminate land law in this French department in the Indian Ocean. A decision contested by Manuel Bompard, national coordinator of La France insoumise, guest of the Grande interview Europe 1/CNews.

The abolition of land rights, an effective solution to stem the crisis in Mayotte? For three weeks, the island has been facing the anger of its inhabitants, exasperated by a continuing migration crisis, to which they associate an increase in insecurity. Several roadblocks were set up as a protest and several groups drew up a list of demands for the government. In response, Gérald Darmanin announced that he would implement an exceptional constitutional revision for this department: the end of land law.

An unsuitable measure for Manuel Bompard, national coordinator of La France insoumise and deputy for Marseille. Guest of the Great Europe 1/CNews interview, the MP points out in particular an abandonment of the territory by the Republic.

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"Mr. Darmanin's proposal does not appear in the list of demands that was drawn up. This is not the first time that in Mayotte, there have been significant mobilizations. The situation is indeed increasingly serious and unfortunately , it has worsened because the demands that were previously made by the Mahorese population have not been followed up on. There are massive investment demands to ensure that, for example, public services in Mayotte reflect and live up to what is expected of the French Republic", explains Manuel Bompard.

"I believe that to resolve the problems of Mayotte, we do not need less Republic, we need more Republic and therefore certainly not the act of undermining the land law which is one of the fundamental pillars of our Republic", he adds to Sonia Mabrouk's microphone.

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