2023-10-16 20:09:22
Emmanuel Macron and his wife will be present, this Thursday morning at 10 a.m., at the funeral of Dominique Bernard, assassinated Friday October 13 in Arras. The funeral of the French teacher, who died at the age of 57, had just been made public by the diocese when the presidential services confirmed the arrival of the head of state. There were several exchanges this weekend between Dominique Bernard’s family and the Élysée. This funeral will be presided over by the Bishop of Arras Olivier Leborgne.
Consequently, Emmanuel Macron will not inaugurate the international city of the French language, which was to be held the same day in Villers-Cotterêts (Aisne). A project that the Élysée services had been working on for weeks. The symbolism was strong for Emmanuel Macron, at the origin of this project located in a city led by the National Rally, at the very place where François I imposed French for administrative acts, in 1539.
School, a “bulwark against obscurantism”
This inauguration could finally take place towards the end of October, according to our information. It is also in Villers-Cotterêts that France is to host the Francophonie summit, as well as a festival on the same theme.
This Monday, students and teachers respected a minute of silence in all middle and high schools in France. A tribute which also came three years to the day after the death of Samuel Paty, murdered on October 19, 2020 in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine.
In a long message published Monday morning on Stronger than pain, pain and sorrow, the School must remain this bulwark against obscurantism,” he concluded.
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