Senate rejects Corsican reform proposal

The Senate in France has rejected a proposal for institutional reform in Corsica, leading to political tensions and responses from local leaders. This decision has stalled progress on reforms aimed at granting the region greater autonomy.

Autonomist Left reacts strongly

Charlotte Cesari and Sacha Bastelica from Via Citadina, representing the Autonomist Left, criticized the Senate's decision, calling it a victory for "archaic Jacobinism" and accusing the central government of a "permanent double discourse." They argued that the central government handed the reform text to a right-wing Senate that dismantled it.

Cesari calls for democratic debate

Cesari lamented the "precious lost years" in the Beauvau process, a series of negotiations for Corsican autonomy, and urged an end to "sterile waiting in Parisian salons." She called for a democratic debate around a societal project and the creation of a "popular and collective" movement to push forward.

Rejection seen as an opportunity

Cesari and Bastelica viewed the rejection as an opportunity to revise the reform text to include social progress, ecological ideals, feminism, and the fight against the mafia. They aim to build a "genuine autonomist left" on the "ruins of this institutional rejection," reintegrating elements removed by "calculations of power."

Critics challenge claims of right-wing sabotage

Jean-Jacques Panunzi denied that the right sought to end the Beauvau process, while Gilles Simeoni called the rejection a "crushing defeat" for the "camp of archaism" represented by the Republicans. Their responses highlight the deep divisions over Corsican autonomy and governance.