Emmanuel Macron: wishes to try to give hope to the French
French President Emmanuel Macron during his greetings to the Nation on December 31, 2020 © REUTERSCHARLES PLATIAU
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President Emmanuel Macron presented his wishes to the French for the year 2021. While recalling the seriousness of the health situation linked to Covid-19, the Head of State wanted to give them hope.
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"
Hope is there
", Emmanuel Macron has said several times to try to convince the French who have been facing a deadly epidemic for many months and who despair of being able to find a normal life.
The year 2020 has been "
difficult
" but "
together we come out even more united
", wants to believe the President of the Republic.
He chose to evoke all the efforts made in painting the portrait of French people named by their first names and compared to the heroes of the Nation in an obvious desire to show that for him, it is the lives that count first.
A stylistic formula revealing a political intention: to have a speech at the height of citizens.
Special edition December 31, 2020: the wishes of Emmanuel Macron
The decor chosen by the Head of State, a fairly sober living room of the Élysée Palace, seated in an armchair in front of a coffee table, was also supposed to contribute to this image of proximity to the President.
Avoid "
unwarranted slowness
" in the vaccination campaign
The first horizon of an improvement for 2021 was set in the spring by Emmanuel Macron who is committed to ensuring the "
safety
" of vaccines and at the same time to avoiding "
unjustified slowness
", evoking without really answering the criticisms on the pace of the vaccination campaign in France, the success of which is a crucial issue for him.
2021 wishes to the French. Https://t.co/ycdR7K8g0v
- Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) December 31, 2020
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