Gerald Darmanin

The National Assembly debated this Thursday, February 6, a bill, finally adopted, aimed at strengthening restrictions on birthright citizenship in Mayotte.

The PS leaders have announced that they will not vote for the motion of censure supported by the New Popular Front in response to François Bayrou's 49.3 on the budget texts.

Gérald Darmanin is going to Italy to study a draconian detention regime put in place in the 1990s to imprison the most dangerous mafiosi. He could use it as inspiration to fight drug trafficking.

The Minister of Justice is travelling to Italy on Monday as part of his plan to incarcerate the "hundred biggest drug traffickers" in "a high-security prison".

The Minister of Justice wants to enrich a bill debated this Tuesday, January 28 to combat sexual violence. Once himself the target of a rape complaint, Gérald Darmanin asks to "be judged on his actions."

Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin detailed on Monday the guidelines set for prosecutors, making the fight against drug trafficking an "absolute priority".

The Minister of Justice said that 50 juvenile judges will be appointed in the coming weeks.

Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin announced this Sunday, January 26, that he wanted to provide a "rapid and firm criminal response" to "unacceptable acts of violence" recently observed.

The man who was Minister of Justice between 2020 and 2024 defended his record and stressed that he had implemented several measures to ease congestion in the courts.

The Minister of Justice will not sleep at Place Vendôme, where his ministry is located, due to lack of space for his family. The former Minister of the Interior will be housed a few hundred meters from Place Beauvau, where he spent more than 4 years.

The new Minister of Justice announced on Sunday, January 12, that he intends to "isolate in a prison the 100 biggest drug traffickers incarcerated in France." A project that raises many questions. BFMTV takes stock.

The Minister of Justice intends to empty the establishment of the people who are currently there. His goal is to "show that when you are in prison and you are a big drug trafficker you cannot make phone calls and you cannot have a pleasant life."

Prime Minister François Bayrou continues to have a difficult start at Matignon, two days before his general policy speech, according to an Ipsos poll for La Tribune Dimanche.

The new Minister of Justice will send a circular on criminal policy to prosecutors "before Sunday". He will detail its contents on Monday, January 6.

Current Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin had expressed concern about Marine Le Pen's potential ineligibility last November, following the prosecution's demands in the trial of FN parliamentary assistants. Having become Justice Minister on December 23, he calmed things down.

At the time of the government's appointment, the relationship between Gérald Darmanin and Bruno Retailleau had already been talked about.

The new Minister of Justice, Gérald Darmanin, has announced his desire to fight against what he calls "parallel telephone networks" used by criminal networks.

On a trip to Marseille on Thursday, January 2, Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin said he wanted to generalize the confiscation of "ill-gotten gains" even before judgment in order to combat drug trafficking.

Gérald Darmanin is expected in the Phocaean city this Thursday, January 2, for the first time as Minister of Justice.

Gérald Darmanin announced on Thursday, December 26, his intention to extend the police custody of suspects in sexual violence cases from 48 to 72 hours.

Invited to the TF1 news this Thursday, December 26, the new Minister of Justice, Gérald Darmanin, announced that he wanted to "clean up" the penitentiary centers.

On TF1 this Thursday, the new Minister of Justice Gérald Darmanin called for 72 hours of police custody in cases of aggravated sexual violence and femicide, compared to 48 hours today.

Now Minister of Justice, Gérald Darmanin will have to learn to work with Bruno Retailleau. While the two men currently display good understanding, it could quickly fracture over their respective ambitions.

Gérald Darmanin has returned to the government at Place Vendôme. Keen to continue to display the image of firmness that he has built for himself at the Interior, the new Minister of Justice must first ensure that his budget is increased to respect the promise of creating magistrate positions.

On a trip the day after Christmas Eve and two days after his appointment, the new Minister of Justice set out his objectives.

Coming to "greet" the agents of the Ministry of Justice in Amiens this Wednesday, December 25, the new minister Gérald Darmanin repeated that he wanted "more firmness, speed and resources". In particular, he wants "short sentences to be carried out".

The new Minister of Justice Gérald Darmanin will go tomorrow afternoon to the Amiens judicial court and then to the Liancourt penitentiary center. This is his first trip in his new role.

The day after Gérald Darmanin's appointment as Minister of Justice, several feminist associations are outraged to see the former Minister of the Interior arrive at Place Vendôme. The Observatory of Sexist and Sexual Violence in Politics speaks of a "distressing disconnect".

After the Budget and the Interior, Gérald Darmanin was elevated to the rank of Minister of State in charge of Justice. He wants to "reconcile the French with justice". For his part, the outgoing minister Didier Migaud says he is leaving his functions "with regret".

The new Minister of Justice has a habit of commenting on current events on social networks.

Magistrates' unions express their "concern" following the appointment of Gérald Darmanin to the Ministry of Justice.

Absent from Michel Barnier's government, former Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin is making his return to the executive as Minister of Justice. In Tourcoing, his stronghold, reactions are mixed.

François Bayrou announced the composition of his government team on Monday, December 23. Absent from Michel Barnier's government, former Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin is making his return to the executive.

The former Minister of the Interior reacted to the decision of the Paris prosecutor's office which requested a sentence of ineligibility against the leader of the National Rally deputies.

The former Minister of the Interior benefits from close protection decided by the intelligence services. The number of civil servants mobilized to protect the former tenant of Place Beauvau is directly linked to the security context. 12 bodyguards take turns per team.

The atmosphere has become tense between the Prime Minister and the former Minister of the Interior, who has deemed the highly targeted tax increases announced to be "unacceptable". His close associates are hoping to win the final arbitrations before the budget is presented, determined to push their advantage. With some success so far.

Former Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin regrets that the presidential camp "was very bad on discrimination" which he considers to be one of the factors in the vote for La France Insoumise (LFI) as well as the demand for "recognition of the Palestinian state".

During his political return to Tourcoing this Sunday, September 29, Gérald Darmanin announced the creation of a "new place for reflection" called "Populaires".

Gérald Darmanin spoke about both his Algerian origins and his political career on Monday, September 23, during the handover of power with his successor at the Interior Ministry, Bruno Retailleau. Comments that prompted a reaction from the president of the National Rally, Jordan Bardella.