Closing ceremony of the Paralympic Games: Emmanuel Macron and Michel Barnier together at the Stade de France

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2024-09-08 23:41:31

This is their first public appearance together. The President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron and his Prime Minister, Michel Barnier, are at the Stade de France (Seine-Saint-Denis) on Sunday for the closing ceremony of the Paralympic Games Paris 2024.

Now in the stands, after Brigitte Macron, the wife of the Head of State, and next to the Minister of Sports who left, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, the new tenant of Matignon, who was appointed on Thursday after almost two months of waiting, s In fact, he rose to sing the national anthem.

A few minutes ago, Emmanuel Macron whistled during his appearance in the stadium with Andrew Parsons, president of the International Paralympic Committee.

“Busy” week

“I don’t think I’m there by default,” the Prime Minister replied to a reporter, while at the entrance to the sports field. This first week as Prime Minister is “very busy”, he added, believing that he is in “an attitude of humility and great determination”.

Michel Barnier, from the right, continued his consultations in Matignon all weekend to try to establish his future government and a road map, a risky exercise in the divided Assembly.

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According to an Ifop poll for the Newspaper du Dimanche, 52% of those asked said they were satisfied with the choice of the former European commissioner, from the right, as head of government, after two months of waiting in the next round at the beginning of the legislature. vote. However, 74% of those asked believe that it will change quickly through the movement of consultation.

On Saturday, some 150 mobilizations organized by the left in France brought together 110,000 people across the country, including 26,000 in the capital, according to the Interior Ministry, to protest. against the appointment of the 73-year-old Savoyard, described by the organizers. as “coup de force” by Emmanuel Macron.

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