Macron's Rejection

From the BBC:
"Macron rejects Corsican language demand"

France's Emmanuel Macron has said he will not recognise Corsican as an official language on his first visit to the French Mediterranean island. The president also rejected another demand by Corsican nationalists for a special residency status to prevent property speculation by outsiders. But Mr Macron promised more investment and said he was open to transferring more powers to local authorities. Nationalists seeking greater autonomy won local elections in December. Thousands of Corsicans rallied ahead of Mr Macron's visit to call for greater autonomy from France.  Mr Macron told nationalist politicians that the island was an integral part of the French Republic, but offered the symbolic move of recognising the island in the French constitution. He did not comment on calls for an amnesty of prisoners involved in Corsica's violent campaign for independence. Corsican regional government leader Gilles Simeoni said Mr Macron had "missed an opportunity" to develop a new relationship with the island. Corsica already has autonomy in areas such as health and education, but it is one of France's poorest regions and many residents say they want to remain part of the republic. 

^ It seems Macron may be loved by the European Union, but not so much in his own country - France. I remember him going to French Guiana and different French Caribbean islands after a hurricane and he wasn't too well received mainly because those places are pretty poor and nearly forgotten by Paris. The same seems to be true with Corsica. I can understand not wanting to have an amnesty for violent prisoners, but can not understand why Corsican can not be recognized (or any other language used in France.) If Corsica is part of the French Republic then why isn't the Corsican language recognized as well? There's a saying: Get your own house in order first. Maybe that is something Macron should focus on before jet-setting around Europe and the world to all his "fans." ^

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42982154