Arriving this Sunday, January 5 in Mayotte, the leader of the deputies of the National Rally hears “ listen » its inhabitants for two days, judging that the reconstruction plan planned by the government after the passage of Cyclone Chido “ doesn’t go far enough “.
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No support committee on arrival or welcome with flower crowns this time for Marine Le Pen at Mayotte. Given the context, and although the island has been conquered territory of the National Rally for several years, local activists were asked to refrain from any display of enthusiasm. For the far-right leader, the idea is to appear to be listening to the “ suffering » of the Mahorais and make it “ spokesperson » three weeks after the devastating passage of Hurricane Chido.
“ We are still faced with an emergency. There is still half the population that does not have electricity, there is still a population that does not have water, that does not have food “, she argued. However, according to the Interior Ministry on Saturday, “ 100% of the population is connected to running water ” And ” 69.7% of the general population is fed » in electricity, « despite significant disparities between municipalities “. “ I hope that the suffering of the Mahorais is enough to put pressure on the government », Said Marine Le Pen again.
While the executive must present this Wednesday its emergency bill “Mayotte standing” in the Council of Ministers, the leader of the RN did not spare her criticism. For the contender for the Élysée, this plan “ doesn’t go far enough “. “ I think that an important component is missing, which is a diplomatic component without which many of the things that are promised will not be kept. “, she believes. “ We will amend it, of course. »
As if not to leave the field open to the RN, the ministers of Overseas Manuel Valls, of the Interior Bruno Retailleau and of the Armies Sébastien Lecornu promise “ firmness measurements » against illegal immigration in the second “program” bill planned in a few months. Marine Le Pensometimes nicknamed on the island “Auntie Marine”, responds tit for tat. “ They are nice. We have been saying this for years and years, that without solving the problem of illegal immigration, nothing will be useful », she shouts into the microphone of our special correspondent, Raphaël Delvolve.
Marine Le Pen is due to visit the hospital center this Monday and then plans to tour the island to meet elected officials and residents in the north (Dzoumonié, Hamjago), the west (Sohoa, Sada) and the southwest ( Boueni), places which still remain difficult to access. So many opportunities for her to talk about immigration and unveil her proposals for the reconstruction of Mayotte after the cyclone.