French Authorities Playing a Risky Game with Security
French Authorities Playing a Risky Game with Security

Author(s): Łukasz Maślanka
Subject(s): Politics, Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Electoral systems, Health and medicine and law
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: France; politics; right wing; security; COVID-19;
Summary/Abstract: The sense of insecurity among the French public amid the pandemic and terrorist threat improves the electoral chances of the right-wing opposition. As President Emmanuel Macron is seeking re-election in 2022, he has responded with laws aiming at defending the secularism of the state and boosting the role of law enforcement. Some of the proposed solutions, such as an interdiction on disseminating images of police officers, have provoked controversy. The government’s narrative may also have a negative impact on France’s foreign policy

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