Algerian-French Alliance Against the Far Right
The National Democratic Rally appreciated the balanced and wise positions of moderate French political and media figures and movements that reject the hostile language of the far right and consider the depth of Algerian-French relations in their social and historical dimensions.
RND party stressed its readiness to communicate with them to confront the far right’s maneuvers and plans, in the service of relations characterized by mutual respect and common interest.
RND’s general secretary, Mustapha Yahi, explained in an address on the occasion of a symposium organized on Tuesday by the party’s Observatory for Analysis and Foresight, the importance of intellectual dialogue as an entry point to understanding challenges and anticipating solutions, and calling for an open and in-depth discussion, far from populism or misinformation, and far from narrow political and partisan mobilization speeches and campaigns linked to circumstantial political contexts, as it takes into account common Algerian-French interests.
The forum, which was titled “A Reading of the Evian Accords”, was described by Mustapha Yahi as “coming in a context that requires us to rethink Algerian-French relations from a historical perspective, by returning to the political and legal reference on which they were founded, and the path they took after independence”.
Yahia considered these historic accords not just a passing international treaty but the fruit of a glorious national liberation war fought by our Algerian people with all valour and determination to seize their independence. According to him, they were not only a framework for regulating the relationship between independent Algeria and France but also the culmination of a long history of struggle, resistance, and combat, as these agreements came to reflect the true balance of power between the two parties.
The Secretary-General added in his address that the Evian Accords were not limited to the political dimension only, but also included economic and social aspects. These agreements drew and established the features of the relationship between independent Algeria and France in various fields, thus forming the cornerstone of relations between the two countries, as they established a political, economic and social framework that defined the features of cooperation after decades of brutal colonialism.
This makes it more than just a document to regulate the movement of Algerians to and from France, as some French politicians, especially from the far right, claim. Rather, it included multiple political, economic and social dimensions, aiming to build balanced relations between two independent states, as he described it.
Yahia considered that attempts to limit the Evian Accords to issues of immigration or human movement reflect a narrow and superficial vision and hostile political exploitation by the far right, which ignores the historical truth and the political, economic and social context of the contents of the Evian Accords.
Yahia stressed the rejection of the language of blackmail, bargaining and pressure repeated by the far right and its media mouthpieces by threatening to review the 1968 agreement, which was emptied of its content and did not include any privileges for Algerians.
During the intervention, the speaker said that the recent provocative positions of the French government harm the Algerian-French relationship and that the manoeuvres of the far right targeting our community in France are pushing the party to stand alongside Algerian diplomacy led by President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune to protect Algerian community from hostile campaigns.
