The Head of State is expected today on the monument, symbol of the “French spirit” of “resilience” and “resistance”, on the eve of a new day of union mobilization against the pension reform.
What remains of thefrench spirit” and some “Eternal France“? Emmanuel Macron is expected Monday, June 5, 2023 at Mont-Saint-Michel to celebrate the millennium of the abbey there. These are two days of travel, in Normandy which await the Head of State, with first a speech in what is one of the favorite historical places of the French, before a trip to Calvados, on the landing beaches for June 6, anniversary of “D-day” in 1944. Date, also, of a new day of mobilization against the pension reform, hence this trip, full of allusions, innuendoes and political symbols.
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An ode “to the builders, to the conquerors”
Because Mont-Saint-Michel is the “reflection of a certain idea of France, symbol of the French spirit in resilience, in resistance“, blows, not without lyricism, the Elysée. A majestic setting, which will not be emptied of its visitors – the site lists nearly three million visitors in 2022, making it the most visited site in France, outside of Paris and the Palace of Versailles – assures the entourage of Emmanuel Macron. The prefect of the Channel has however established a perimeter of protection, with search at the entrance, for the commemorations of the millennium. The Head of State has was regularly greeted by pot concerts during his travels after the adoption of the pension reform in mid-April.
And the President intends to use this magnificent photo for an ode “to the builders, to the conquerors”. Since François Mitterrand in 1983, presidents have flocked to this emblematic place to convey their message. In 2007, Nicolas Sarkozy even chose to launch his presidential campaign there.
Elisabeth Borne and the “Green Berets”
Emmanuel Macron also intends to redo a new lesson in history. Last week, in the middle of the Council of Ministers, he reframed Élisabeth Borne, who describes the National Rally as “Pétain’s heir party“. Tuesday, June 6, at the time of a 14th day of mobilization against the pension reform, the president will find the Prime Minister in Colleville-Montgomery, in Calvados, his chosen land.
On the landing beaches, Emmanuel Macron will present with Léon Gautier, 100, the last living Frenchman to have participated in the landing, a green beret to the best student of the selections of the “Commando Kieffer” course, an elite unit of the army. A beret symbol of valor and excellence…