French President Emmanuel Macron has proposed granting a degree of autonomy to Corsica, seeking to “turn a page marked by sombre hours” in the Mediterranean island scarred by decades of conflict with Paris. His long-awaited overture sets in motion a protracted and complex push for constitutional reform that is littered with obstacles.
Six years into his presidency, and 18 months after unrest spread like wildfire across the île de Beauté ("isle of Beauty"), Macron finally dropped the a-word last week in an address to Corsica’s local elected assembly in Ajaccio.
