The information was revealed by the newspaper Le Monde on Saturday May 4. Édouard Philippe, Manuel Valls and Jean-Marc Ayrault suggested that Matignon take control of the Caledonian file, during their hearings as part of the project to reform the local electoral body.
The position is shared by both two former prime ministers from the left and another from the right. Heard on April 30 and May 2 by Nicolas Metzdorf as part of the constitutional bill which is to reform the electorate, Manuel Valls, Jean-Marc Ayrault and Édouard Philippe spoke out in favor of a change in the executive’s method to break the deadlock, revealed the newspaper Le Monde on Saturday May 4.
All three suggest that Matignon take up the Caledonian file. A supervision that Edouard Philippe is the last prime minister to have exercised. It was from 2017 to 2020, before the subject was entrusted by Emmanuel Macron to Sébastien Lecornu at the Ministry of Overseas Territories, then to Gérald Darmanin at the Interior and Overseas Territories.
At the National Assembly, Édouard Philippe spoke of the need for a “initiative“, two months after his trip during which he notably met Roch Wamytan. The President of the Congress then called for new interlocutors and mentioned a mission “dispatched by the French government or profiles such as that of Édouard Philippe“.
For his part, Manuel Valls, prime minister from 2014 to 2016, estimated that “theThe separatists have the memory of the link with this place (Matignon) where the great agreements of the past were developed“. His predecessor, Jean-Marc Ayrault, for his part was concerned about the risks of violence which seem to be emerging again, even explicitly blaming Gérald Darmanin for the current impasse.
“Since Michel Rocard, it is Matignon who leads, who reassures, who creates a link”, estimated the former socialist prime minister, pointing out “a tactical game“from the Ministry of the Interior. Jean-Marc Ayrault accused the government”to play on the divisions of the independence camp” and for relying too much on his former Secretary of State, Sonia Backès.
The one who was tenant of Matignon from 2012 to 2014 also suggested the establishment of a calendar, with the suspension of the constitutional process until the end of 2025, the deadline for holding provincial elections.
A method different from that suggested by Manuel Valls, rather adept at prior adoption of the constitutional text then a mission of dialogue to define the common destiny of Caledonians. The former candidate for mayor of Barcelona spoke to the National Assembly “great autonomy and a strong link with the metropolis“, speaking “of a precise timetable and date for a referendum on self-determination.
Three converging positions which take place in a context of discreet discussions between New Caledonian political parties. After a statement by UC president Daniel Goa on Océane FM, Loyalist leader Sonia Backès confirmed on her Facebook page that a dialogue was being maintained to find a lasting solution.
