Macron: "I see the fatigue ... We will resist the virus, but we must continue to vaccinate ourselves to protect ourselves"

• France Macron presents the priorities of the semi-annual EU presidency and announces a Schengen reform

French President Emmanuel Macron has taken

in an interview this Wednesday night, on the public channel TF1.

The pandemic, with the worsening of the situation due to the omicron variant, has taken over the first part of the program.

, the president has sentenced: "Our country has lived happy moments, moments of economic, sporting and artistic success, but we have also gone through moments of anguish, especially in this epidemic. Very few had anticipated it. This time is marked by a form of return of the tragic ".

"I am like you, I see the fatigue that is there. Many of our compatriots are tired. But I think that every inch that we manage to conquer is useful. We have more control of the situation today than a year ago. The virus returns with winter. It is normal, stronger. We will resist, but we must continue to vaccinate, to protect ourselves, "he added.

Macron spoke about the restrictions on the table, including the imposition of

: "Each of us must find the right proportionality, I prefer to speak of a surveillance society, of responsibility rather than a control society."

The head of state has defended his measures: "All the countries of the world have confined their country. China closed before us and still does so now. Tell me about a country that has not made restrictions."

When asked if he is in favor of the mandatory vaccination for adults in France, he replied that it is not a priority for now, but that it is "entirely possible" that its mandatory injection is decided. As for the Covid vaccine in children between 5 and 11 years old, it is "desirable", he said, but not mandatory and will continue to be

.

Four months before the presidential elections, the media event has sparked controversy among Macron's rivals in the race for the Elysee, especially when he has not presented his candidacy today. And it is that Macron has been criticized for this timely television interview that, according to his political opponents, violates the "fairness" of speaking times. "Who can believe that a balance sheet is not a campaign act? I hope there are rules of fairness, of loyalty," the leader of the Republicans in the Senate,

, had raised indignantly on the eve.

The candidate in the race for the Elysée of this party, Valérie Pécresse, delved into the controversy: "It is evident that this broadcast is not part of the office of President of the Republic, but rather within the framework of the presidential elections" .

His claim was joined by the candidate of Los Verdes,

, who charged against the Superior Audiovisual Council (CSA).

For his part, the far-right leader Eric Zemmour declared: "If the CSA wanted to be objective, it would subtract these two hours [of interview] from the hours of electoral propaganda."

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