The National Rally (RN), the French far-right party, has announced its intention to end the Franco-Algerian agreements. This statement by the party’s spokesperson, Sébastien Chenu, comes in a particular political context following his party’s victory in the European elections.
In the aftermath of the overwhelming victory of the list led by Jordan Bardella in the European elections, the National Rally feels its wings growing. Heading now for the early legislative elections, scheduled for July 7, after the dissolution of the French National Assembly by Emmanuel Macron.
The National Rally immediately begins its electoral campaign. Indeed, this statement from Chenu is not new for the far-right party, which makes attacks on immigration its hobby horse. Sebastien Chenu’s announcement is a continuation of the political line of the RN, which has often used Algeria and Algerians in France as a campaign theme to mobilize its electorate.
For years, the RN has relied on recurring themes such as immigration and relations with Algeria to galvanize its electorate. The party’s spokesperson, speaking to BFMTV, declared that his party proposed to abrogate the 1968 Franco-Algerian agreements if it is in the majority after the legislative elections next July. “On the OQTF file, what we are already proposing, for example, is to abrogate the agreements that bind us to Algeria in 1968,” he declared.
