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Press conference by Emmanuel Macron: what does the president mean by “civic rearmament”?
Press conference by Emmanuel Macron: what does the president mean by “civic rearmament”? – (France 2)
During his press conference on Tuesday, January 16, the President of the Republic seemed to want to open a new chapter in his five-year term. The rearmament mentioned in his wishes should mainly take place through schools. Explanations.
A French flag, and a president behind a desk: it was in this setting that Emmanuel Macron gave his press conference on Tuesday January 16. He placed it under the sign of authority: order and “border control“, but also the fight against “Drugs” And “incivilities“. The Head of State made a series of announcements on conservative symbols, from experimenting with uniforms at school to learning the Marseillaise in primary school, or even the regulation of screens for children. Objective ? Serve the concept of “civic rearmament“.
Right turn
“Every generation of French people must learn what the Republic means“, punctuated the president. A turn to the right assumed for the left. “Order and good citizenship are just things that ring hollow, which are very reactionary.”estimates Éric Coquerel, LFI deputy for Seine-Saint-Denis.
As for the slogan taken up by Emmanuel Macron, “So that France remains France“, It is “Eric Ciotti’s slogan, for example“, recalls Olivier Marleix, president of the LR group in the National Assembly, before asking: “Where is the cape?“. Ministers will now have to embody the president’s line.
