Calls to Change French Constitution to Protect Regional Languages
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It was tabled by two deputies, a Basque and a Breton. They want to amend Article 2 of the Constitution, which establishes that French is the language of the Republic.
Basque MP Peio Dufau and Breton member Paul Molac want to supplement Article 2 which enshrines French as the language of the Republic. They attack a French totem Basque MP
A constitutional bill was tabled in the National Assembly on Monday, 5 October, in order to guarantee "respect for the use and promotion of regional languages". Two members of Parliament from Brittany and Basque want to amend the famous article 2 which says that French is the only language of the Republic.
Eighty deputies from different parties support the proposal to modify article 2 of the Magna Carta Deputy Peio Dufau and Breton deputy Paul Molac presented to the French National Assembly on Tuesday a constitutional bill proposal that calls for modifying article 2 of the Constitution, which establishes that French is “the language […]
In order to overcome the "blockages" placed on the recognition of minority languages, deputies Peio Dufau and Paul Molac presented a bill this Tuesday that proposes to amend Articles 2 and 34 of the French Constitution. They aim to have it debated before the end of the year, and in the meantime, they have begun work to obtain the broadest possible support.
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