Highlights: Emmanuel Macron gave a long interview on Monday February 19 to the communist daily Humanité, a first for a president in office under the Fifth Republic. The primary subject of the interview is the pantheonization of the anti-fascist communist resistance fighter, Missak Manouchian, this Wednesday. The head of state was notably questioned about his report to the National Rally while last week, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal affirmed that “ the republican arc is the hemicycle ”

Emmanuel Macron gave a long interview on Monday February 19 to the communist daily Humanité, a first for a president in office under the Fifth Republic. The primary purpose of the interview is…

France: Emmanuel Macron positions himself against the far right

Emmanuel Macron gave a long interview on Monday February 19 to the communist daily

Humanité

, a first for a president in office under the Fifth Republic. The primary subject of the interview is the pantheonization of the anti-fascist communist resistance fighter, Missak Manouchian, this Wednesday.

French President Emmanuel Macron awaits the arrival of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for a meeting aimed at signing a bilateral security agreement, at the Élysée Palace in Paris, February 16, 2024. © Sarah Meyssonnier / Reuters

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Emmanuel Macron gave

an interview

to the daily newspaper

l'Humanité

. The head of state was notably questioned about his report to the National Rally while last week, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal affirmed that “

the republican arc is the hemicycle

”. The opportunity for the president to contradict the head of government. “

I never considered that Marine Le Pen’s party was part of the Republican arc

,” says

Emmanuel Macron

For President Macron, however, it remains difficult to ignore the 88 National Rally (RN) deputies. Furthermore, and still according to him, the National Rally is “

still far-right, but is no longer an openly anti-Semitic and Holocaust denial party

”. The Head of State tackles certain elected representatives of rebellious France who have in common “

to fight the values of the Republic.

Pantheonization of Manouchian

The president also reaffirms the doctrine which prevailed before the arrival of Gabriel Attal at Matignon. Important texts must not pass thanks to far-right voices, such as

the recent immigration law

. This principle will be put to the test during the probable constitutional revision, to eliminate

land rights in Mayotte

. And this will require a very large majority.

Also, in accordance with protocol, several elected officials from the National Rally are invited to the pantheonization ceremony of Missak Manouchian. For Emmanuel Macron, however, “

the far-right forces would be wise not to be present on Wednesday, given the nature of the communist activist's fight.

Also read: Rise of the far right in France: “Small communities feel far from a centralizing power”

France: Emmanuel Macron positions himself against the far right

France: Emmanuel Macron positions himself against the far right

Pantheonization of Manouchian

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