Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez announced a bill to strengthen the 2021 separatism law, responding to the 2025 report on political Islam in France. Transmitted to the Council of State, it is set for Cabinet review by month's end.
Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez announced a new separatism bill to bolster the 2021 law "confortant le respect des principes de la République." According to Le Figaro, it addresses two main urgences. First, it aims to fill persistent blind spots noted by practitioners, including in minor reception and extremist publications.
The second stems from the 2025 report "Frères musulmans et islamisme politique en France," released less than a year ago by former Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau. Transmitted to the Council of State, the bill is scheduled for Cabinet presentation by the end of April 2026.
This initiative continues a long-standing fight against radical Islam, from specialized poles in the 2000s to the 2021 law. The state is adapting its legal tools to a complex reality, as Nuñez highlighted.
In a same-day Figaro interview, Nuñez addressed controversy over his March 12 remarks at the Grande Mosquée de Paris, where he said he would not be "the one to explain to young Muslim girls that wearing the veil threatens republican living-together." He acknowledged a "maladresse," stating "the Republic obviously has no business promoting Islam," while reaffirming his firmness against religious laws overriding republican ones.
