Following the publication of a damning intelligence report on the Muslim Brotherhood’s influence in France, President Emmanuel Macron has asked the government to prepare new proposals to counter what he called a long-term threat to the Republic.
While the report itself—submitted to the Ministry of the Interior and leaked earlier today—had already detailed the Brotherhood’s extensive organisational reach and ideological strategy, Macron’s intervention marks the first high-level political response. The Élysée said the president had asked ministers to treat the issue as “a matter of national cohesion” and to present options for dealing with what the report described as “a subversive agenda.”
Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau echoed the report’s alarm in remarks on Tuesday, warning of “a low-level Islamism” that seeks to impose Sharia law “by degrees” across French society.
Macron’s call for concrete proposals suggests a shift from years of rhetorical concern to potential policy action—though what form that action will take remains to be seen.
