French President Emmanuel Macron says he will offer proposals to widen referendums in France to allow a possible ballot on immigration demanded by conservatives and the far right.
His promise comes after a 12-hour meeting last week designed to break deadlock in the National Assembly, or lower house, where Macron’s supporters have no majority but no alternative bloc exists.
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Immigration has been top of the political agenda over the summer as the French President’s camp have failed to bring aboard conservatives for a proposed reform.
The proposal would toughen conditions for irregular arrivals but allow some undocumented people working in critical industries to remain in France.
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