What do you think of Sarkozy’s Estates-General of the Overseas Territories?
Armand Nicolas. Sarkozy’s Estates-General are not the Estates-General of the people of Martinique. Even if this consultative process tallies with our preoccupations as the Communist Party of Martinique have been calling for an Estates-General for years. We have sought responsibilities, not the kind of Estates-General on offer now, which are a means to call a halt to the movement. “I will grant you an Estates-General, where you can speak freely in whatever way you choose. In the meantime, however, get back to work.” It’s a trick. These Estates-General are well supervised. With a super-prefect, who is black, of course. People will fall into the trap. But what kind of Estates-General is on offer? From the point of view of its structure and execution, the authorities and the servants of power are going to arrange something which will be acceptable to them. They will be Sarkozy’s Estates-General. With some new ideas which won’t get very far. The political organizations are, moreover, quite
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