Corsican Leader Warns Parliamentary Rejection of Autonomy Bill Would Have Heavy Consequences

Corsican nationalist leader Gilles Simeoni warned that a parliamentary rejection of the Corsican autonomy bill would be 'lourd de conséquences' (heavy with consequences), raising political stakes ahead of the vote. Simeoni, president of the Corsican Executive Council, framed the vote as a decisive moment for the island's political future within France.