Deportation good for election campaign

The deportation of Roma will help French President Nicolas Sarkozy's campaign for re-election in 2012, writes the left-liberal daily La Repubblica: "It all began in July with riots between police and the Sinti community in Saint-Aignan. The government declared war on the Roma and began controls in the camps. But what looked like just a pretext is part of a long-term strategy. Shortly afterwards, prompted this time by unrest in Grenoble, Sarkozy talked about the possibility of depriving French citizens of foreign origin of their citizenship if they have committed criminal offences. The president is determined to put the subject of security at the centre of the political debate. ... He doesn't need to react to criticism. The opinion polls are on his side. He is convinced that in this way he can mobilise right-wing voters in time for the 2012 elections."

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