A rallying message before a month of January where the specter of divisions could resurface. Saturday December 31, at 8 p.m., Emmanuel Macron spoke from the Elysée Palace to address the French “wishes for unity, audacity, collective ambition”. And, faced with the multiple crises that Europe and France are undergoing, with in particular the conflict in Ukraine and inflation, the President of the Republic has called for “the spirit of defeat”.
“In the long history of our nation, there have been generations to resist, others to rebuild, still others to extend the prosperity won. As far as we are concerned, it is up to us to face this new chapter of a tough time.he said during a speech without announcements and where he did not go into detail on the most divisive reforms of the first half of 2023, such as those of pensions or immigration law.
Recorded before 8 p.m., this declaration of just under twenty minutes was intended to reactivate the notion of national solidarity in the face of the turbulence of the world. Repeatedly repeating one of his slogans from the 2022 presidential campaign, ” With you “Emmanuel Macron hailed, among others, the armed forces, the police, the “carers”them “engaged citizens”them “overseas compatriots”, which enabled France to get through a year 2022 marked by rising prices, the awakening of war in Europe and heat waves.
Carrying out the pension reform
“If we gave in to the spirit of division that is pressing us on all sides, we would have almost no chance of getting out of this. (…) Above all, I wish us to experience 2023 as much as possible in a united and united country.he continued, recalling that the taxpayers had financed the energy shield: “Of all this, let us be proud. »
On this file, the government hopes that inflation will begin to fall sharply in the middle of this new year. Mr. Macron pledged that “the increase remains capped in our country” and praised the sobriety effort of the French. “It’s in our hands”he launched about the possible power cuts that could occur during the winter.
Out of the question for the Head of State to dent this unifying remark with words that are too precise on the most explosive subjects. At the start of a very dense start to the year, the President of the Republic remained deliberately vague. Logical because presidential vows are rarely decisive moments. More surprising given the political context. For several days, some of his relatives had indeed hoped for a head of state “concrete and offensive”.
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