Paris makes the 2007 autonomy plan the sole basis for a negotiated political solution. The Franco-Moroccan declaration of 28 October repeats this position within a strengthened partnership.
France’s role as a permanent Security Council member gives the shift particular weight for Rabat. It does not remove European institutions’ obligations or disagreements with Polisario and Algeria. Two tracks therefore remain: expanding political support for Morocco’s proposal and continuing legal questions over economic agreements and consent.