Emmanuel Macron said Thursday during his press conference not to wish to emulate the government of Jean-Pierre Raffarin, which in 2004 had removed the day off on Whit Monday.

The idea had been put forward by La République en marche, notably by its spokesperson Aurore Bergé. But Thursday, during his press conference at the Elysee, Emmanuel Macron has brushed aside the idea of ​​a deletion of a holiday. "I do not think it is the most effective," said the President of the Republic.

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"We have already tried, it has not worked very well, it is not clear," said Emmanuel Macron, citing without naming the example of the suppression in 2004 of Pentecost Monday, by the government of Jean-Pierre Raffarin. And the head of state to consider that such a measure would be of "absolutely abysmal complexity for everyone".

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"We love the debates, but if in addition we could save the debate about which holiday we choose, it would be great," said the President of the Republic.