There's an election next year and Macron is so unpopular that Le Pen is favored as the likely winner, so Macron and his government are pretending to be tough on Islamism and immigration in order to try and peel some support away from her. If they actually get reelected, you can expect the rhetoric to change again as soon as they're secure in office.
There's an election next year and Macron is so unpopular that Le Pen is favored as the likely winner, so Macron and his government are pretending to be tough on Islamism and immigration in order to try and peel some support away from her. If they actually get reelected, you can expect the rhetoric to change again as soon as they're secure in office.