Emmanuel Macron said Monday that the Olympic Games, which begin Friday in Paris, would be a moment of “political truce” as France continues to search for a government after early legislative elections.
Questioned by journalists on the sidelines of the visit to the athletes’ village in Saint-Denis, north of the capital, the head of state spoke of a “sporting celebration” coupled with an “Olympic and political truce”.
“The Games will be at the heart of the country’s life and the world will be in France thanks to them,” he said, without specifying whether this implied that he would not appoint a prime minister before the Olympics.
The President of the Republic also assured that the Games were “not at all” spoiled by his dissolution of the National Assembly in June, which plunged France into political crisis. There “is a form of truce,” he insisted.
Emmanuel Macron’s entourage specified that the appointment of a prime minister, replacing the resigning Gabriel Attal who is managing current affairs, was unlikely before the Olympic Games “unless there is a considerable acceleration” of negotiations.
The Games will take place from July 26 to August 11, with the Paralympic Games scheduled for August 28 to September 8.
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