Tuesday, December 31, Emmanuel Macron will speak for the traditional greetings to the French.
While Prime Minister François Bayrou must go to Mayotte for two days, Emmanuel Macron is at Fort Brégançon in the Var. He is currently writing his speech for his wishes to the French which will take place on Tuesday December 31.
To prepare his speech and despite the traditional truce of the confectioners, the Head of State keeps himself informed live on the situation of several issues, in particular the crisis in Mayotte since the passage of cyclone Chido and the various international conflicts, according to several of his relatives interviewed by Franceinfo.
The theme of reconstruction
Reconstruction should be the main theme of his speech, like a common thread. A metaphor he uses often. He recently dared to draw a parallel between Notre-Dame and Mayotte.
During his last wishes on December 31, 2023, Emmanuel Macron announced an era of “French pride”, calling for the rearmament of the nation, with the summer of the Olympic Games and the reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris in his sights. But since then, the political climate has taken an unexpected turn. “We are going through very strange times,” confides a recently ousted former minister, still shaken by the dissolution. His brief stint in government, marked by censorship during discussions on the Social Security budget, has now earned him the title of the shortest mandate ever recorded for a Prime Minister under the Fifth Republic.
Traditionally, this is the time for the president to set a new course, without making major announcements. This was the case in 2023. “It will be quite brief. He will make very traditional wishes, no scoops to wait for,” for example, one of his relatives confided to Le Parisien a few days before December 31, 2023.