French President Emmanuel Macron was sworn in for a second term at a ceremony that lasted about an hour in the Élysée Palace Ballroom on Saturday morning (7). In a short ten-minute speech, he pledged to act to make France “a more independent nation” and to act in the building of “French and European responses to the challenges of our century”. Macron also pledged to leave a “more livable planet” as a legacy.
The 44-year-old president entered the Elysée Party Hall just in time at 11:00 (6:00 Brazilian time) to the sound of German composer Georg Friedrich Handel’s oboe concert performed by German composer Georg Friedrich Handel’s Chamber Orchestra. . Guarda is a Republican. At least 450 guests attended the ceremony, including former presidents Nicolas Sarkozy and François Hollande, Prime Minister Jean Castex, former heads of government, officials, the president’s family members and healthcare workers on the front lines of Covid-18. pandemic, athletes and representatives of non-governmental organizations.
The head of the Constitutional Council, Laurent Fabius, announced the election result and congratulated the centrist on this second term, which will begin on 14 May. Macron took the big necklace of the Legion of Honor for the second time as per protocol and started his speech by talking about the return of war in Europe.
He said that in the wake of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, he will take action to prevent any tension, to boldly help democracy prevail, to build a new European peace and a new autonomy on our continent.
Macron then touched upon important issues in French daily life and part of the government program. He showed awareness that the population had chosen him for a different period than the first. Respecting this premise, he promised to take action to preserve the country’s independence from Europe and to make France an ecological powerhouse. It has also committed to continuing to tackle social inequalities and improve public service in the health and education sectors.
The President categorically stated that he would change the management method. Widely criticized for his centralizing style and lack of dialogue with trade unions and civil society representatives, Macron pledged to include “all the living forces of civil society” in the discussions about the reforms he plans to propose in his second term.
At the end of her speech, she warmly greeted the present guests and followed closely behind First Lady Brigitte Macron, who wore a white suit. There were several youths and children in the hall, confirming the president’s willingness to address those who represent the nation’s future.
Then, to the sound of the French anthem La Marseillaise, Macron surveyed the troops in the gardens of the presidential palace. The end of the ceremony was crowned by a volley of twenty-one balls fired from the Invalides Palace.
Opposition launches parliamentary election campaign
After several days of deliberation, the radical left is gathering its ecological, communist and socialist allies on Saturday in the slums of Paris to present its first candidates for the June general elections. Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of the French Insubmissa party, will not seek a new term as Marseille MP. He prefers to coordinate the campaign to create a large parliament that would allow Macron to take over as prime minister for his second term.
On the right, Republicans and the centre-right are also expected to announce the first candidates for Parliament today.
source: Noticias
