The emergency bill for Mayotte, the first legislative act of the François Bayrou government, was adopted on the night of Tuesday, February 14 to Wednesday, February 15, in committee of the National Assembly, despite numerous criticisms from the opposition, which considers it insufficient.
The text aims to accelerate urban planning regulations and procedures to allow the rapid reconstruction of the archipelago devastated by Cyclone Chido in mid-December. It also contains more temporary social measures.
“First response”
During the debates that began on Monday afternoon, as tropical storm Dikeledi moved away, the Minister of Overseas, Manuel Valls, who on this occasion returned to the parliamentary breeding ground, stressed that the text was only a “first response” to the crisis multifaceted attack that hits India. Oceanic archipelago.
The rapporteur of the text, the MP for Mayotte Estelle Youssouffa (Liot), attacked in her introduction a text “without real ambition”, prepared “without consulting local elected officials or parliamentarians” and which remains “largely silent on issues essential”. like immigration.
The second deputy for Mayotte, Anchya Bamana (RN), declared herself “angry” about a bill “that makes no sense”, as it does not allow for the fight against the “overwhelm of immigrants”.
Several deputies also criticized the Government for trying to have measures to combat slums adopted by amendment, exposing itself to the risk of inadmissibility. These amendments were effectively rejected because they were considered to have no direct or indirect link to the text.
Exam in the chamber on January 20
Manuel Valls recalled that another draft “program law” containing longer-term measures was planned for March. On February 6, a bill aimed at restricting land rights in Mayotte will also be examined, which provides for the extension of the duration of residence of parents so that their children can access French nationality.
An amendment by former Environment Minister Dominique Voynet was adopted, calling on the Government to present, within one month of the law’s promulgation, a comprehensive assessment of the disaster, particularly at a human level.
The Government supported him, Manuel Valls stressed that the State “has nothing to hide” and regretted the “accusations” made during the general policy statement of the President of the Government by the president of the National Group.
Deputy Jean-Philippe Tanguy vehemently accused the government of “lying about everything that happened in Mayotte”, and in particular “about the seriousness of the human cost” caused by Cyclone Chido.
The text must be examined in the chamber on January 20. The Senate is scheduled to take up the matter on February 3.
Source: BFM TV
