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Macron’s party leader Attal calls for ‘controlled immigration’ as he eyes presidential run

Gabriel Attal, leader of President Emmanuel Macron’s Renaissance party and a main centrist contender for the 2027 presidential election, has called for France to move towards a more selective and “controlled” immigration policy centred on economic needs. Speaking on Europe 1 and CNews this morning, the former prime minister declared: “Today, we do not choose our immigration.”