President Macron, in the front row yesterday for the arrival of the Olympic flame in Marseille, is now convinced of this and he writes it on X: the games have “entered the lives of the French”. The Head of State is counting on the global event of the summer to breathe new life into his second term.
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The event, in the words of the president, must “ignite hearts”. According to Emmanuel Macronvery involved in the Paris-2024 file, we moved up a gear yesterday with this highly publicized arrival of the Olympic flame in Marseille.
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Moreover, as the opening ceremony approaches, the president appears more and more, notes Raphaël Delvolve, from the RFI political service. He came in person for the grand inauguration of the village and the Olympic swimming pool. He also appeared on the construction site of the Grand Palais.
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Emmanuel Macron also intends to get involved physically. Did he not promise to swim in the Seine where events should take place this summer, if the water quality allows it, just like certain Olympic sports teams who will participate in the triathlon and the swimming competition free between the Alexandre III bridge and the Invalides.
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Emmanuel Macron hopes for a moment of national pride for these Games. As if to place oneself in advance as the architect of a success, still hypothetical. A successful Olympics, without incidents and if possible with sporting success, could obviously bring him valuable popularity points like Jacques Chirac after the Football World Cup of 2018.
The president, however, comes from afar… According to a survey published Tuesday May 7, 76% of French people declare themselves indifferent or skeptical towards the games and in a month there are the European elections promised to a heavy defeat of the presidential majority.
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