Former French Ambassador to Algeria Fans the Flames of Discord Again

While Algerian-French relations are still struggling to regain equilibrium after nearly two years of an unprecedented diplomatic crisis, the French far right, as usual, appears determined, once again, to thrust Algeria into the heart of France’s domestic political battles ahead of next year’s presidential election. The objective is clear: undermine the recent signs of rapprochement between Algiers and Paris witnessed in recent weeks and as part of its calculated agenda aiming to maintain a climate of tension capable of serving electoral ambitions for the Élysée Palace.
After several weeks of relative calm in the French media’s treatment of Algeria, former French ambassador to Algiers Xavier Driencourt resurfaced at the end of last week with an article published in the right-wing newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche. In it, he warned against what he described as Algeria’s potential influence on the upcoming French presidential election.

Since retiring in 2020 at the end of his second term as ambassador to Algeria, Driencourt has gradually established himself as one of the leading voices of the French far-right camp on Franco-Algerian affairs. He has become a regular advisor to right-wing political circles and media outlets, particularly Le Figaro, where he frequently promotes divisive narratives through articles, interviews, conferences, and essays centered on Algeria.

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