French President Emmanuel Macron greeted supporters in Paris. Photo by Bloomberg
The illuminated Eiffel Tower, the flags of France, Emmanuel Macron solemnly walks towards the box with the first lady, Brigitte Macron, and the children of his mentors and volunteers to celebrate the victory, the his re -election to the presidency. As in 2017, a carefully set design, theatrical to their liking, in Campo de Marte, to communicate with the country and share the relief that the extreme right did not reach the Elysée Palace.
A cautious speech because he is now the “president of all”, did not whistle at his rival, and thanks to those who voted for him, Ni, who did so without sharing even one of his ideas. A vote “against” Marine Le Pen and his most right -wing project and not “in favor” of anyone, except the Republic.
The paradox of the “republican vote” in France, which was repeated for 20 years to curb the xenophobia of a National Front that it recycles, changes name and moves forward. But Le Pen has been presented 8 times in presidential elections and they are growing, they are “demonizing”, they are legitimizing themselves and now they represent 42 per cent of angry French voters.
How long will the “Republican vote” be effective? to prevent Marine Le Pen or her niece Marion, two anti-migrant xenophobes ambushed under a social discourse, from arriving on the Elysée one day?
A poster in Paris with a picture of Macron. Photo EFE
Silence
The most impressive thing was the silence after Emmanuel Macron’s victory. No one celebrated in a phenomenon similar to the PSG club’s win, when they won the League 1 championship. A very good feeling of comfort but not joy.
A crisis of representation is affecting the country. Contrary to fans of millionaire soccer players, voted “against and beneficial” in an election to stop Le Pen, not to select Macron, who is the obvious beneficiary.
They didn’t even dance to the DJ’s music at the Eiffel Tower. No one goes to have fun. Nothing to celebrate. The DJ played music as the young people scattered towards the Seine River. Bastille square, which gathered 100,000 people when socialist Francois Hollande won, was a cemetery.
Only anti Macrons sparked incidents in Place de la République and in other major French cities such as Rennes, Toulouse, Lyon and Nantes and confronted the police.
They all went to fulfill the duty of the republic to prevent Le Pen, which became closer than ever to power. 42 percent of the French support and legitimize it.
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