{"id":17871,"date":"2025-05-23T17:12:20","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T17:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=17871"},"modified":"2025-05-23T17:12:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T17:12:20","slug":"macron-holds-emergency-meeting-as-france-algeria-relations-hit-new-low","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/05\/23\/macron-holds-emergency-meeting-as-france-algeria-relations-hit-new-low\/","title":{"rendered":"Macron Holds Emergency Meeting as France-Algeria Relations Hit New Low"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Watan<\/em><\/strong>-An emergency meeting was held at the \u00c9lys\u00e9e Palace on Wednesday night to address the deepening diplomatic crisis between France and Algeria, according to French government sources on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"907\" data-end=\"1156\">The meeting, focused exclusively on Algeria, brought together President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Fran\u00e7ois Bayrou, Foreign Minister Jean-No\u00ebl Barrot, Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau, and Justice Minister G\u00e9rald Darmanin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1158\" data-end=\"1414\">The rift between Paris and Algiers, now lasting about ten months, has become one of the most severe diplomatic breakdowns in recent memory. It has involved mutual expulsions of personnel, the recall of ambassadors, and restrictions on diplomatic visas.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13504\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13504\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13504 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/rafah55555-1024x614.jpg\" alt=\"France algeria Diplomatic tension\" width=\"1024\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/rafah55555-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/rafah55555-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/rafah55555-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/rafah55555.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13504\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Algeria France political crisis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-50\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"a46d6a64-ec5e-4340-aaf2-9432c9059c81\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<h3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"94\"><strong data-start=\"19\" data-end=\"94\" data-is-last-node=\"\">Macron\u2019s Western Sahara Stance Reignites France-Algeria Diplomatic Rift<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex justify-start\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"absolute\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">The crisis escalated significantly after Macron expressed support on July 30, 2024, for Morocco\u2019s autonomy plan for Western Sahara, a move that Algeria fiercely opposes.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">Western Sahara is considered a non-self-governing territory by the United Nations. It was formerly a Spanish colony and is currently 80% controlled by Morocco. Algeria-backed Polisario Front has demanded the region\u2019s independence for nearly five decades.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">Hopes for a thaw in relations briefly emerged in April after a phone call between Macron and Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, but communication has since broken down entirely.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15806\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15806\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15806 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/977-1024x582.jpg\" alt=\"Algeria Escalates Against France Over Diplomacy and Colonial-Era Privileges\" width=\"1024\" height=\"582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/977-1024x582.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/977-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/977-768x436.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/977.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15806\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Algeria-France diplomatic Tensions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-52\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"e968b14f-d2e0-43f1-8515-77f560b1659c\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<h3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"94\"><strong data-start=\"19\" data-end=\"94\" data-is-last-node=\"\">Migration Standoff and Jailing of Author Deepen France-Algeria Tensions<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex justify-start\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\">Even previously maintained areas of cooperation, such as on migration, have reached a standstill. The French Interior Ministry seeks to deport dozens of Algerians with removal orders, but Algerian authorities are accepting fewer returnees, citing limited capacity in detention centers.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">Another flashpoint is the case of renowned Algerian author Boualem Sansal, who was arrested at Algiers Airport on November 16, 2024, and later sentenced to five years in prison on March 27 for \u201cundermining national unity.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">The charge stemmed from an interview with Fronti\u00e8re, a French far-right publication, in which Sansal allegedly echoed Moroccan claims that territories were taken from it and given to Algeria under French colonial rule.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">Despite repeated calls from French officials\u2014including Macron himself\u2014for Sansal\u2019s release or presidential pardon, the Algerian government has not responded.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-An emergency meeting was held at the \u00c9lys\u00e9e Palace on Wednesday night to address the deepening diplomatic crisis between France and Algeria, according to French government sources on Thursday. The meeting, focused exclusively on Algeria, brought together President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Fran\u00e7ois Bayrou, Foreign Minister Jean-No\u00ebl Barrot, Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau, and Justice Minister &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15194,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[62,125,63,5595,5594],"class_list":["post-17871","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-algeria","tag-france","tag-morocco","tag-president-emmanuel-macron","tag-the-elysee-palace"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Macron Holds Emergency Meeting as France-Algeria Relations Hit New Low - Watan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"France and 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