PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron (pix) said Thursday he would offer proposals to widen referendums in France to allow a possible ballot on immi...
said Thursday he would offer proposals to widen referendums in France to allow a possible ballot on immigration demanded by conservatives and the far right.
The president promised a detailed proposal -- which would mean changing referendum rules laid out in France’s constitution -- “in the coming weeks”. Immigration has been top of the political agenda over the summer as Macron’s camp have failed to bring aboard conservatives for a proposed reform that would toughen conditions for irregular arrivals but allow some undocumented people working in critical industries to remain in France.
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