Sunday April 24, Emmanuel Macron was re-elected with 58.7% of the vote. He will therefore once again be the President of France, “failing to be the president of the French”, for the next five years. For his inauguration speech, he arrived hand in hand with his wife, surrounded by several children of members of his campaign team.
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“We all fight, each with our differences, our sincerities, for our children”
This staging, if it pleased some, outraged many others. In particular because Emmanuel Macron does not rule out the return of the vaccination pass, nor even compulsory vaccination for his next five-year term, and could therefore force more young people to be bitten. A position which was at the origin of successive draconian measures, themselves having led to a considerable increase in the suicide rate among children over the past two years.
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Note also that some of his collaborators (and friends) have been accused of incest, even pedophilia, such as Olivier Duhamel or Claude Lévêque. As a result, this displayed proximity of Emmanuel Macron surrounded by young people, if it looks good on camera, sounds quite false on paper. Moreover, some Internet users could not help but point out the rather sheepish pout of Brigitte Macron.
Ode to joy or funeral march?
The entrance to the scene was not left to chance. The procession took place along the Champ-de-Mars, set to music thanks to Ode to Joy, European anthem, excerpt from Beethoven’s ninth symphony. A particular choice within the framework of the French presidential election, which is usually made under the Marseillaise. Internet users have also jumped on the occasion to reproach Emmanuel Macron for his lack of patriotism. Among them Alain Houpert, Emmanuel de Villiers or even Laure Lavalette, spokesperson for the Rassemblement national:
Emmanuel Macron arrived at the Champ de Mars to the European anthem! How could he sit on our Marseillaise? For us, France is not a hotel room in a globalized world, it is what protects those who have nothing.#presidentielles2022 pic.twitter.com/b16oMTxJj1
— Laure Lavalette (@LaureLavalette) April 25, 2022
Others were rather pleased with this image:
What a magnificent image of Emmanuel Macron hand in hand with his wife who walks surrounded by young people on the Ode to joy the European anthem #Macron #presidentielles2022 Champs de Mars 58% but 42% the dj Schiappa Rachida Dati President of the Republic #election2022 pic.twitter.com/aoLgjmJ7ge
— Apache (@apache1384) April 24, 2022
Still others, more imaginative, draw a parallel with the Pied Piper of Hamelin, a sad German legend transcribed in particular by the famous Grimm brothers:
When we know how much Macron is a fan of symbols and that he plays it “player of Hamelin” state version for his enthronement, any parent should start to tremble. For in Grimm’s tale the children were taken away, and alive, the parents never saw them again… pic.twitter.com/tR7urw07Cx
— Hélène De Ce Temps (@HeleneDeCeTemps) April 24, 2022