The National Assembly completed its first reading on Thursday of the draft constitutional law intended to grant Corsica autonomous status. The text will be put to a vote by the deputies next Tuesday before being transferred to the Senate, where its legislative process will continue after the summer recess.
The reform aims to give the Corsican Assembly the ability to adapt certain legislative and regulatory provisions to local realities. It also paves the way for granting it its own regulatory power in areas that will be further defined by an organic law.
A compromise has been reached on social and environmental guarantees
The debates focused in particular on the introduction of a principle of non-regression in social and environmental matters. After several hours of discussion, the members of parliament adopted wording stipulating that the future organic law could incorporate this principle without making it mandatory. This compromise was supported by centrist and Green groups but criticized by La France Insoumise, which demanded a more binding guarantee.
The members of parliament also unanimously adopted several important provisions. Corsica's future powers will not extend to sovereign functions such as defense, security, or justice. They also approved the principle of a mandatory referendum for Corsican voters on the future autonomy statute.
The text also recognizes the island's historical, cultural, linguistic, and geographical specificities. However, its final adoption is far from certain. After its review in the Senate, it will need to obtain a qualified majority of three-fifths of Parliament meeting in Congress. In addition, an organic law will be drafted to define precisely the scope of the new powers granted to Corsica.
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