Signed more than half a century ago in a completely different economic and demographic context, this agreement granted Algerian nationals specific migration privileges: ten-year residence permits, accelerated procedures, and conditions derogating from those applied to other foreigners. A “post-colonial favor” that, over time, became an indefensible privilege in the eyes of many French deputies, particularly those from right-wing parties (LR and Horizons), who supported the RN’s text.
A Diplomatic Slap for Algiers
For the Tebboune regime and its real leader, General Chengriha, this decision represents yet another humiliation on the international stage. France, once cautious in its relations with Algiers, now appears determined to break away from complacency and diplomatic ambiguity.
This turnaround comes amid persistent diplomatic tensions: an open crisis since the summer of 2024, a freeze in official relations, ambassadorial recalls, and now a lasting rupture of trust. Paris never forgave the arrest in Algiers, in November 2024, of Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, accused simply of recognizing the legitimacy of Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara. This act, typical of the Algerian regime’s authoritarianism, was perceived in France as a direct affront to freedom of expression.
The Military Regime in Its Authoritarian Drift
This vote in Paris comes as the Algerian military regime sinks deeper into repression, paranoia, and political failure.
Under the guise of patriotism, the junta governs a country in ruins: food shortages, a desperate youth, systemic corruption, and a massive brain drain. Algiers, unable to feed its own people, prefers to export its frustrations and lies—through anti-Moroccan propaganda campaigns and diplomatic puppets active at the UN and the African Union.
But truth inevitably catches up with tyranny: the world sees that Algeria is not a regional power, but a declining state, imprisoned by its generals and ideological grudges.
France Frees Itself from Algerian Blackmail
The French National Assembly’s vote represents, in reality, a moral and political break: a Western country refusing to remain hostage to the whims of the Algiers regime. France, frustrated by the authorities’ refusal to take back nationals under OQTF orders, no longer wants to be the victim of permanent migration and diplomatic blackmail.
Through this vote, French deputies send a clear message: the era of unilateral privileges granted to Algeria is over.
A World Moving Away from Algiers, a Morocco That Shines
While Algeria isolates itself, Morocco advances, builds, and shines. Under the enlightened vision of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, the Kingdom asserts itself as a respected, stable, and visionary actor, both in Africa and internationally. Morocco’s diplomatic successes—whether the recognition of its autonomy plan by major powers, growing economic partnerships, or global sporting triumphs—stand in stark contrast to the chaos and stagnation of a neighbor trapped by its military.
The End of an Illusion
The French vote of October 30, 2025, is not just a political gesture. It symbolizes an international awakening: a world tired of the excesses of an authoritarian, manipulative, and disconnected military regime. While Algiers’ generals cling to privileges, lies, and grudges, Morocco looks to the future with confidence, unity, and ambition. History will remember that while Algeria shouted about being a “regional power,” the Kingdom of Morocco was quietly building its own power with dignity, peace, and greatness.
Translated from Abderrazzak Boussaid’s French article – le7tv