The inauguration will have to wait. The man is much more important. Indeed, this Thursday, October 19, 2023, Emmanuel Macron
will be in Arras with Brigitte Macron. The President of the Republic will attend the funeral of Dominique Bernard, the 57-year-old teacher at the Gambetta high school in Arras murdered on October 13 by an assailant who also injured two people during his attack.
Our colleagues from Parisian
indicate that the presence of the couple was confirmed at the time when the funeral of the French teacher had just been made public by the diocese. It will be the Bishop of Arras, Olivier Leborgne, who will preside over the ceremony. Consequently, by his presence to pay tribute to Dominique Bernard, Emmanuel Macron will not be able to inaugurate the International City of the French Language at the Château de Villers-Cotterêts, as was planned a few weeks ago.
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An inauguration postponed until the end of the month
Our colleagues point out that this inauguration had been planned by the Élysée for many weeks. Unfortunately, dramatic news has decided otherwise. For all the reasons we know, Emmanuel Macron would obviously have preferred to attend this inauguration, at the origin of this project, rather than having to dry tears again after the consequences of terrorism.
The inauguration should finally take place towards the end of October, according to our colleagues at Parisian. A meeting that the Head of State hopes, this time, not to miss. Especially since it must be done in a city led by the National Rally, in the very place where François I imposed French for administrative acts in 1539. All this symbolism will have to wait.
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