On Oct. 2, 2020, during a press statement, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that they had started a fight against what he called "Islamism."

The goal was presented as strengthening respect for republican values and combating communitarianism. Although it has insistently been pointed out that the "religion of Islam" or "French Muslims" are not the target, in his statement that day alone, Macron used words such as "Islam" and "radical Islam" repeatedly.

Ultimately, the French government submitted a draft to the cabinet on Dec. 9 and the legislative process was initiated. In the text of Dec. 9, it did not appear that any religion or its members were explicitly targeted. However, the government's press release regarding the bill again pointed to just one religion: Islam.

In the bicameral French Parliament, the draft was first submitted to the National Assembly. The main issues, which came to the National Assembly as 57 items and then increased to 91 items with additions, are as follow;