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Kim Willsher in Paris

‘It’s non-negotiable’: French MPs angry at move to restrict citizenship on Mayotte

Crowds of protesters walk down a street. An EU and French flag are being waved.
Demonstrators in Kaweni, Mayotte, last month, protesting against insecurity and immigration on the island. Photograph: Lemor David/ABACA/Rex/Shutterstock

Emmanuel Macron has been accused of walking a dangerous legal and political tightrope with a proposal to restrict access to French nationality for people born on the Indian Ocean island of Mayotte to immigrant parents.

The far right has welcomed the move, which critics say breaches fundamental constitutional rights, and insisted it should be applied to the whole of France.

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