FILE PHOTO: French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe attends a debate on migration at the National Assembly in Paris, France, October 7, 2019. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
PARIS (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Monday he was not opposed to introducing quotas for migrants, part of an effort by his government to heed voters' concerns about immigration that are being seized upon by far-right political rivals.
The government, closely allied to centrist President Emmanuel Macron, is walking a political tightrope because it is under pressure too from its own supporters who opposed any measures they view as pandering to the far-right.
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