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Shelters and damaged houses in the city of Vahibé, on the outskirts of Mamoudzou, in Mayotte, on December 24, 2024, a week after the passage of Cyclone Chido on the archipelago.

More than six months after the devastating passage of Chido, Tuesday 1er July, the deputies largely adopted the federal government’s invoice to “Refound” Mayotte, the poorest division in France, confronted even earlier than the cyclone with immense challenges.

“With this law, Mayotte will be able to better face the plagues which prevent its development, such as illegal habitat, insecurity or irregular immigration”welcomed the abroad Minister Manuel Valls, after the vote. This regulation “Mostly concretizes promises, sometimes old and so far not held”he additionally declared, citing particularly the social convergence inscribed in marble.

During the debates, generally stormy, many deputies reminded the previous Socialist Prime Minister the promise of his authorities, ten years in the past, of an alignment of social rights with France for 2025. “This text is solid (…). It provides 4 billion euros in investment over six years. It’s new and it’s powerful ”also underlined the minister after the vote.

The National Assembly voted the text with 367 votes for and 109 votes against. Already adopted in May by the Senate, he must now be compromised between senators and deputies next week in joint joint committee (CMP), with a probable final adoption in stride.

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Possibility of derogating from the obligation to offer rehousing or emergency accommodation

Despite social advances, such as the alignment of the amount of the minimum wage with that of France in 2027, the left preferred to vote against or abstain because of the migratory component, partly hardened by the National Rally (RN) during an examination marked by a strong absenteeism.

In the wake of the vote, Marine Le Pen reacted to X: “Largely amended by deputies of the nationwide rally”the bill is “A victory for the Mahorais ready for robust measures to struggle immigration, restore safety on the island and guarantee social equality”.

It provides for a series of measures to combat immigration, and allows for example the placement in retention of minors accompanying an adult being the subject of a removal measure. Regarding informal housing, a measure allows the destruction of slums, with the possibility of derogating from the obligation of a rehousing or emergency accommodation offer.

“While we discuss expulsion and retention facilities, water nonetheless doesn’t circulate »»

“While we talk about expulsion and retention centers, water still does not flow to Mayotte, schools close, the taps are dry”castigated the deputy Davy Rimane (communist group and ultramarin), denouncing a “Text that serves as a political laboratory” to excessive proper concepts for “Make an exportable model” to different territories in France.

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On Friday, on the final day of the examination, the Marine Le Pen group has generally been within the majority within the hemicycle, to the purpose that Manuel Valls himself had condemned the absence of the absence of “Common base”permitting measures “Scandalous” to be adopted.

Like this line added to the federal government’s roadmap for Mayotte (a report annexed to the invoice, with out binding worth, nonetheless) which now offers for a moratorium on the education of a overseas father or mother in an irregular state of affairs.

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“A change of CAP Capital”

After the vote, the minister formulated the want that the CMP permits us to return to those “Regrettable and unconstitutional additions”. Conversely, Mr. Valls hopes that the deputies and senators will reintroduce a measure, deleted within the Assembly, which facilitates expropriations with the intention to permit the development of sure important infrastructures. The measure is especially irritating to the Mahorais and its suppression was hailed by the deputy of Mayotte Estelle Youssouffa (Liot group) throughout her speech on the gallery.

The elected official, mobilized all through the examination, with generally very exhausting exchanges with the minister or different deputies, applauded “A change of CAP Capital” with this textual content. She underlined the abrogation of the territorialized visa in 2030, which prevents a holder of a Mahorais residence allow from coming to France. “National solidarity will finally play fully in 2030 and France, the meeting will also assume the consequences of the migratory burden”in response to her.

The RN was against it, seeing a “False good idea”with a measure that “Will call on air”. Mme Youssouffa additionally applauded the 4 billion euros in investments placed on the desk by the State, earlier than launching, weary of the false guarantees of successive governments, a warning to Mr. Valls: “If you are still there this fall, you will find me on your way during the finance bill to verify that not a euro is missing for Mayotte. »»

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