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Mayotte at the Heart of a Clash Between Édouard Philippe and Jean-Luc Mélenchon

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Édouard Philippe's visit to Mayotte on Friday and Saturday reignited the debate on immigration with Jean-Luc Mélenchon. Invited by the former Prime Minister to see firsthand the migratory pressure on the territory, the left-wing candidate responded by resurfacing an old speech he gave in the National Assembly. In 2018, he spoke of "mass immigration" and a "breaking point" in Mayotte. This assessment is not so far removed from the one made today …

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The President (LR) of the Île-de-France region welcomed the statements made by Édouard Philippe on immigration as "signs of very interesting political convergence" with LR

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Édouard Philippe's visit to Mayotte on Friday and Saturday reignited the debate on immigration with Jean-Luc Mélenchon. Invited by the former Prime Minister to see firsthand the migratory pressure on the territory, the left-wing candidate responded by resurfacing an old speech he gave in the National Assembly. In 2018, he spoke of "mass immigration" and a "breaking point" in Mayotte. This assessment is not so far removed from the one made today …

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TRIBUNE. After Édouard Philippe's visit to Mayotte, the Member of Parliament for the National Assembly Anchya Bamana was surprised by her awareness of the migration crisis – a problem that already prevailed when she was Prime Minister.

The presidential candidate chose the Mayotte Archipelago to start his re-entry. Wanting to reunite his political family, he defended on the spot a suspension of the law of the soil, the right of asylum and family reunification.

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L'Humanité broke the news on Sunday, August 23, 2026.
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