Seine-Saint-Denis: Emmanuel Macron will accompany Rachida Dati on Thursday on a cultural trip

A trip with strong political overtones. President Emmanuel Macron will travel on Thursday afternoon to Clichy-sous-Bois (Seine-Saint-Denis) with his culture minister Rachida Dati (a surprise appointment of his new government) to visit the Atelier de Medici, a place dedicated to new artistic voices. – announced the Elysee Palace.

“During this trip, the head of state will discuss emancipation through culture with young people from the municipalities of Clichy and Montfermeil. “He will reaffirm his desire to continue working to provide better access to culture and make it a lever for equal opportunity in working-class neighbourhoods, in rural and urban areas,” the President confirmed.

“The importance of cultural policy”

The trip will have a strong political dimension, since the head of state will be accompanied by Rachida Dati, also mayor of the 7th arrondissement of Paris (LR). The arrival of this right-wing woman, former Justice Minister Nicolas Sarkozy, was the sensation of the new government formed last Thursday under the leadership of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal.

Based in Clichy-sous-Bois and the neighboring town of Montfermeil, two disadvantaged areas of Seine-Saint-Denis, Ateliers Médicis welcomes artists of all disciplines and strives to identify new artistic voices associated with the territories. .

“The President of the Republic especially returned yesterday during his press conference on the importance of cultural policy and announced that theater will become a compulsory part of the college from the next academic year, like music and fine arts,” the Elysee Palace said.