Before the residence Les Terrasses de Lozari, located a few hundred meters from the beach, members of the independence movement Core in Fronte gathered this Saturday morning. The location is significant for the movement, which came to denounce what it calls "settlement colonization" and land dispossession. The mobilization was prompted by a resolution included in the agenda of the upcoming general meeting of the property owners' association, scheduled for October 22 in a hotel in L’Île-Rousse. A property owner proposed that future general meetings be held in Paris, citing that the majority of owners reside outside Corsica and that it would be easier for them to attend. According to the spokesperson, this proposal goes beyond the simple organization of a property owners' meeting. The movement estimates that the multiplication of second homes and external real estate investments contributes to gradually distancing residents from access to property. In its statement, Core in Fronte also mentions the demographic growth of Corsica, driven mainly by arrivals from the mainland. The movement considers this development a threat to the demographic, cultural, and social balance of the island. Present at this press conference, Félix Benedetti, a figure of Core in Fronte, expanded the reflection to the economic model of tourist residences. For him, Les Terrasses de Lozari constitute a particularly telling example of the deviations he denounces. The activist also points out the presence of numerous lockboxes, which he associates with the development of short-term tourist rentals and remote management of housing. According to Félix Benedetti, this model contributes to fueling the rise in real estate prices while reducing the opportunities for year-round housing for residents. He estimates that the economic benefits should more greatly benefit businesses and island residents, from the construction of housing to their maintenance, management, and rental. Beyond the specific case of Lozari, Core in Fronte intends to place the issue of the resident status at the center of the political debate. In 2014, the Corsican Assembly adopted a proposal based on a five-year period of permanent residence to be eligible for property or land ownership. A first step for the independence movement, which has long defended a more restrictive device based on ten years of permanent residence in Corsica. For Core in Fronte, five years do not necessarily constitute a sufficient duration. We defend rather ten years, but the 2014 vote can represent a first step in the fight against real estate speculation and land dispossession, specifies Battì Lucciardi. The movement also welcomes the recent mobilization of several Corsican mayors in favor of implementing such a device, as well as initiatives taken in different communes, notably in Bastia. I welcome the mobilization of these mayors. Their approach is important because it allows this historical demand to be brought back to the forefront of political debate. For Core in Fronte, the resident status should also find its place in the institutional evolution process currently discussed in the French Parliament. The movement estimates that this measure could constitute a first instrument of regulation of the real estate market, before opening, in the long term, the way to Corsican citizenship. A demand that also raises the question of the legal framework. Although the resident status remains a historical demand of the nationalist movement, its implementation raises important constitutional and legal questions, particularly in terms of equality before the law and the freedom of capital movement. Core in Fronte nevertheless considers that these obstacles should be addressed within the framework of the autonomy process. The movement cites several existing devices in certain European territories, which it considers capable of feeding the reflection on a regulation adapted to the insular situation. For its representatives, the objective is to limit speculative real estate purchases, protect access to permanent housing, and better regulate the development of tourism. We will continue to be present on the ground. At Lozari, the activists thus wanted to give a concrete illustration of a debate often discussed only from an institutional angle. It was important to come here, to show what is really happening. We are today with activists from Balagne and Central Corsica. Core in Fronte will continue to mobilize on the ground, assures Battì Lucciardi. On his part, Félix Benedetti calls for collective awareness of the consequences of real estate development. There is a history, a culture, a people here. One cannot consider Corsica as just another territory. It is necessary that our youth can find housing and that the wealth produced on our land first benefits its development. Through this mobilization, Core in Fronte therefore intends to make the case of Lozari a symbol of its fight against real estate speculation and for the recognition of the rights of the Corsican people. As for the resolution proposing to transfer the property owners' general meetings to Paris, it will still have to be submitted to the vote of the property owners during their next meeting on October 22. A deadline that the independence movement intends to follow closely, while reaffirming its slogan. "A francisata basta!"