The American Democrats symbolically celebrated the inauguration of Joe Biden in Capitol Square.

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B. Colin / 20 Minutes

  • On the eve of Joe Biden's inauguration, the American Democrats in Toulouse met on the Place du Capitole.

  • With this change of political era, they expect strong measures to fight the pandemic, but also a political appeasement after the departure of Trump.

From one Capitol to another, the atmosphere is far from the same one day after Joe Biden's investor.

While in Washington, riot grids have flourished around the seat of Congress, in Toulouse the atmosphere is quite different.

The day before the inauguration of the 46th President of the United States, the American Democrats expatriated in the Pink City have also decided to mark the new era which is opening across the Atlantic.

In front of candles and a count of the 399,000 victims of Covid-19, they came to express their faith in an America once again reunited.

“He's the president of everyone, not just his clan, his family.

It will calm the political game, it will restore cooperation with our allies and friends, ”assures John-Thor Dahlburg, spokesperson for Democrats Abroad in the Pink City.

Scott Stroud, the representative of @DemsAbroadFR in #Toulouse explains the priorities which will be those of Joe #Biden from tomorrow #USA pic.twitter.com/SxSOkxktxH

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If he is happy to see his candidate enter the White House, he is just as happy to see Donald Trump leave it.

"A record number of voters voted for Biden, it's a complete repudiation of Trump and his policies for four years," he continues.

Priority to the pandemic

An outgoing fingered for his management of the health crisis and its consequences for the country.

“One of Biden's priorities will be the pandemic and drastic measures to address the economic and societal problems that stem from it.

Just as the students are suffering here, in the United States they are also in debt, ”notes Scott Stroud, president of the Toulouse Democrats, also a teacher at the National School of Civil Aviation.

From the return of his country to the Paris agreements to issues of racial discrimination, the latter expects a lot from this change of tenant at the White House.

Beside him, Suzette Tanis-Plant, who has been living in France for years, relishes the simple fact "that democracy has won, and we have lost sight of that".

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