[Insecurity at the heart of the political debate]

[Insecurity at the heart of the political debate]

On the eve of the vote in the National Assembly on the text on the security of daily life, this report evokes the theme of insecurity which is at the heart of the political debate in this beginning of the electoral campaign. The commentary on archive images and factual images alternates with the interviews of Pierre BEDIER, Deputy Secretary General RPR, Julien DRAY, National Secretary for Security PS, and Gilles de ROBIEN, UDF deputy in charge of security issues. [Source: France 3 documentation] JACQUES CHIRAC: (see EVENING 3 of 14/07/2001) "There is no fatality of insecurity, there is a lack of state authority and a lack of political will" Security is the primary concern of the French. The right has plunged into the security breach, helped by the news: the robbery of Cergy Pontoise, the case of Jean Claude Bonnal, various facts that allow the opposition to regain control at 6 months of the presidential elections. PIERRE BEDIER: "Traditionally, an election is played out on economic themes. I believe that we will not escape this rule but that, on an equal footing with economic themes, this societal theme of insecurity will be at the heart of the presidential and legislative" Political opportunism? On the left we also take up the subject. Three days ago, the Socialist Party held a colloquium "better to prevent, better to punish": a real revolution in left mentalities. JULIEN DRAY: "when we came to power in 1997, we said: priority to the fight against unemployment. And we thought that once we put people back to work, part of the insecurity would fall. We realize that it is not as simple as that. That is to say, there is also a moral crisis in society, values that must be relearned. We are now giving ourselves the weapons we need." If insecurity usually makes the game of the right, some deputies are wary: no way to declare victory too soon. GILLES DE ROBIEN: "If the government knows how to solve the security problem of the French and if it has the political will, the concern of the French can move. Otherwise they will pay 5 years of laxity" The topic of security will be discussed tomorrow in the National Assembly, with the bill on daily security.

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Publication date : 30 October 2001