Gérald Darmanin provokes a crisis with Rome
At the center of attention and criticism, the Minister of the Interior has multiplied political…

Gérald Darmanin provokes a crisis with Rome
At the center of attention and criticism, the Minister of the Interior has multiplied political initiatives in recent weeks. EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP
Launched in an offensive against the National Rally, the Minister of the Interior denounced the ineffectiveness of Giorgia Meloni’s migration policy. Arousing strong reactions in Italy and in the opposition.
Gérald Darmanin entered the RMC studio on Thursday in Paris with one priority: to continue his offensive against the National Rally (RN). “The lazy party”he denounced Tuesday on BFMTV, in sounding the charge against the “demagogy” and the“lack of proposals” by Marine Le Pen.
Two days later, on the set of “Grandes Gueules”, the message is the same, but the Minister of the Interior is angry with the Italian executive. “Mme Meloni, far-right government chosen by friends of Mme Le Pen, is unable to resolve the migration issues on which she was elected., he says, referring to the record migratory pressure on the Franco-Italian border. His remarks quickly provoked a diplomatic crisis. Through the voice of the head of Italian diplomacy, Antonio Tajani, Rome demands “apology” to the Beauvau tenant and cancels a meeting with his French counterpart, Catherine Colonna. The boss of LR, Éric Ciotti, denounces “inappropriate words” with regard to…