NEWS ANALYSIS. Every year, just over 30,000 children born in France to foreign-born parents become French citizens when they turn 18. This legal principle has long been contested on the right.

Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Friday called for a national debate on immigration and what it means to be French, days ...

Prime Minister François Bayrou said that a debate on restricting birthright citizenship would be 'too narrow' and the broader ...

François Bayrou has demanded action after a wave of immigration into Mayotte has prompted talk of a constitutional change ...

Prime Minister François Bayrou has called for a national debate on immigration and what it means to be French, days after ...

The "jus soli" question has come into sharp focus in French politics recently because of mass immigration into Mayotte, a French territory in the Indian Ocean, from the neighbouring Comoros islands.

Souvent remis en cause, le droit du sol est à nouveau au cœur des débats politiques en ce début 2025. Inscrit dans le Code civil, c'est l'une des manières d'accéder à la nationalité française, si tout ...

tradition séculaire - A l’heure où il est remis en cause pas une partie de la classe politique, retour sur l’histoire du ...

Le Premier ministre français souhaite rouvrir un large débat sur ce que c’est que d’être français après l’adoption par ...

The "jus soli" question has come into sharp focus in French politics recently because of mass immigration into Mayotte, a French territory in the Indian Ocean, from the neighbouring Comoros islands.

After parliament on Thursday voted to restrict that right in Mayotte, but not elsewhere, Darmanin said "jus soli" rights enshrined in the French constitution should come under review entirely.