French Right Demands EU Halt Negotiations With Algeria!

European MP and second-in-command of France’s right-wing “Les Républicains” party, François-Xavier Bellamy, revealed that the silence surrounding Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau for weeks, as he stopped attacking Algeria, was a result of a request from French authorities, hoping for Sansal’s release. He also revealed that Retailleau would meet with French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday to clarify matters regarding the management of the crisis with Algeria.
François-Xavier Bellamy stated: “The Interior Minister, and generally in the European Parliament (…), were asked to remain silent (regarding Algeria), otherwise the fate of Boualem Sansal’s release would be risked, which we were informed was imminent.” This is the second such statement in less than a week from “Les Républicains,” following the tense statements made by party leader Bruno Retailleau last weekend.

The French Interior Minister had announced the end of the undeclared truce with Algeria last Friday, when he said in press statements: “The diplomacy of good intentions has failed… We must change our tone and rely on the balance of power chosen by the Algerian government itself,” he claimed.

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