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| Members of France’s government tried on Wednesday to smooth over the fissures that have appeared in President Emmanuel Macron’s coalition after Parliament passed an immigration bill that was toughened under right-wing pressure. | Members of France’s government tried on Wednesday to smooth over the fissures that have appeared in President Emmanuel Macron’s coalition after Parliament passed an immigration bill that was toughened under right-wing pressure. |
| Although 59 lawmakers in Mr. Macron’s centrist alliance — nearly a quarter of its members — abstained or voted against the bill in the National Assembly, the legislature’s lower house, top government officials insisted on Wednesday morning that Mr. Macron was not facing a major rebellion. | Although 59 lawmakers in Mr. Macron’s centrist alliance — nearly a quarter of its members — abstained or voted against the bill in the National Assembly, the legislature’s lower house, top government officials insisted on Wednesday morning that Mr. Macron was not facing a major rebellion. |
| “There is no crisis of the majority,” Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne, a Macron appointee, told the radio station France Inter. She added, “We wanted to pass a law on useful, efficient measures, awaited by our fellow citizens, with two objectives: to more effectively remove those who have no right to be in France and to better support those we want to welcome.” | “There is no crisis of the majority,” Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne, a Macron appointee, told the radio station France Inter. She added, “We wanted to pass a law on useful, efficient measures, awaited by our fellow citizens, with two objectives: to more effectively remove those who have no right to be in France and to better support those we want to welcome.” |
| Olivier Véran, the government spokesman, said that the health minister, Aurélien Rousseau, had resigned over the bill, but Mr. Véran denied that any “ministerial revolt” was underway. Mr. Macron is expected to defend the bill on Wednesday evening in a television interview. | Olivier Véran, the government spokesman, said that the health minister, Aurélien Rousseau, had resigned over the bill, but Mr. Véran denied that any “ministerial revolt” was underway. Mr. Macron is expected to defend the bill on Wednesday evening in a television interview. |