The French far-right National Rally under Marine Le Pen said it would back a flagship bill of President Emmanuel Macron’s government tightening immigration rules, increasing the legislation’s chances of passing parliament after days of deadlock.
Reports say the government regards the legislation which generally tightens immigration rules as crucial to seizing the initiative on the issue of immigration from the far right.
Meanwhile Amendments have seen the measures further tightened from when the bill was originally submitted, with the left accusing the government of caving into pressure from the far right and submitting to its agenda.