On Friday evening, the Elysee Palace confirmed that Emmanuel Macron will not attend a march against anti-Semitism organized on Sunday in Paris. This Saturday, the President confirmed that he would be “heart and mind” at the demonstration, denouncing “much confusion” and “recovery” on the issue.
“My role is rather to build the unity of the country and be strong in values,” “to make decisions, to say the words when they need to be said and to act, otherwise I can demonstrate every week,” the president told the press -conferences. on the sidelines of the celebrations in Paris of the 105th anniversary of the 1918 Armistice.
“I will be the heart and mind” of the march, which aims to “build the unity of the country,” he added after laying a wreath at the foot of the statue of Georges Clemenceau, champion of the Jewish captain Alfred Dreyfus and the “father of victory” of the First World War in 1918.
“As for anti-Semitism, everything is very simple, we will not concede on anything and nothing justifies it,” he stressed, defending a “universalist” approach to anti-Semitism, seeing “great confusion” at the march organized on Sunday by the presidents of the two houses of parliament , as well as “significant recovery.”
He was referring to the absence of rebellious France from this meeting, where, on the other hand, the National Rally would be present, which caused confusion among the left and the majority.
Republican President Eric Ciotti condemned the “mistake” on X (formerly Twitter) by launching “a fight that must go beyond in the same time constant “.
Jean-Luc Mélenchon, in turn, gave the head of state “the right.” “Like him and me, don’t be fooled. Let’s trust our people. In France, racists will never have the last word,” said the Insoumis leader.
“The Debt of Unity”
This Saturday, the President of the Republic led a ceremony to mark the 105th anniversary of the Armistice of 1918, marked this year by the centenary of the fire lit every day under the Arc de Triomphe in memory of the fighters who died for France.
In front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, where the fire has been lit every day since 1923, the Head of State greeted the “unknown”, who “comes from all horizons,” “all professions,” and “all beliefs.” believer and freemason, agnostic and freethinker, Protestant and Muslim, Catholic and Jew.”
“The unknown is the Resistance, this certain idea of France that we cherish. And, falling in love with her, he raised her and bequeathed her to us with a duty of unity, self-excellence and courage,” he added.
To mark the centenary, there will also be a sound and light show at the Arc de Triomphe on Saturday at 6.30pm in the presence of hundreds of flag bearers.
Source: Le Parisien
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