Despite ongoing controversies and repeated public demonstrations, the parliamentary majority held firm, and the controversial law was definitively approved.
However, will the controversies cease? Never!
For some, it’s a matter of principle; for others, an obligation: what would they do if they didnโt protest?
The text is not limited to its emblematic Article 24. Its aim is to orchestrate the “security continuum” among state-managed law enforcement, strengthened municipal police forces, and a better-structured private security sector.
Other measures continue to be subjects of debate, such as the expanded use of police body cameras, drones, the carrying of weapons by off-duty law enforcement, and the creation of a municipal police force in Paris.
The left-wing parties have announced their intention to appeal to the Constitutional Council.