The Head of State presented his wishes to the French on Saturday December 31, urging the country to be “united and united” while the start of the new year is marked by inflation and the health crisis and that The government is preparing the pension reform.
by Matthieu Goar
A gathering message before a month of January where the specter of divisions could resurface. Saturday, December 31, at 8 pm, Emmanuel Macron spoke from the Elysée to send to the French “wishes for unity, audacity, collective ambition”. And, faced with the multiple crises suffered by Europe and France, with in particular the conflict in Ukraine and inflation, the President of the Republic called to defend “the spirit of defeat”.
“In the long history of our nation, there have been generations to resist, others to rebuild, others to extend the conquered prosperity. As far as we are concerned, it is up to us to face this New chapter of a tough era, “he said during an advertisement without advertisements and where he did not enter the detail of the most divisive reforms of the first half of 2023, such as those of pensions or The Immigration Act.
Registered before 8 p.m., this declaration of just under twenty minutes was intended to reactivate the concept of national solidarity in the face of the turbulence of the world. Using multiple times the slogans of the 2022 presidential campaign, “with you”, Emmanuel Macron praised, among others, the armed forces, the police, the “caregivers”, the “committed citizens”, the ” compatriots from overseas “, which allowed France to go through a year 2022 marked by the rise in prices, the awakening of the war in Europe and the scorching episodes.
conduct the reform pensions
“If we gave in to the spirit of division that presses us from all sides, we would have more likely to get out of it. (…) I wish us above all to live 2023 as much as possible in United and united country, “he continued, recalling that taxpayers had financed the energy shield:” Of all this, let’s be proud. “
On this file, the government hopes that inflation will start to clearly reflect on half this new year. Mr. Macron is committed to “the increase remains capped in our country” and praised the sobriety effort of the French. “It is in our hands,” he said about any power cuts that could intervene during the winter.
Out of the question for the Head of State to tarnish this uniform words with too precise words on the most explosive subjects. At the edge of a very dense start to the year, the President of the Republic remained voluntarily vague. Logic because presidential wishes are rarely decisive moments. More surprising in view of the political context. For several days, some of his relatives have indeed hoped for a “concrete and offensive” head of state.
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