2024-07-27 08:39:43
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Learn about Lucie
A week ago there were probably very few people in France who even knew her name, now it seems that half of the country has a passionate view on whether Lucie Castets should be the new Prime Minister of France.
Your name appears as the eventual take-over candidate for the left – he is an economist currently working for Paris city hall. And it is probably most unlikely that he secured the nomination after a string of better-known candidates were rejected by the various factions of the Alliance Front Populaire Nouveau.
Wait Darling, Mom is looking for Lucie Castets pic.twitter.com/s0ocgA4QFR
– BFMemes (@BFMemes3) July 23, 2024
Therefore there is no specific barrier to an unknown becoming Prime Minister in France, since the role is by appointment rather than choosing directly. Nor is it particularly unusual – when Jean Castex was elected PM in 2020 it was unknown that news agencies struggled to find his picture, and some of them were reduced to using a photo of an empty chair with his name in front of it .
Game stability?
What can hit the ongoing fiasco of France’s (lack of a) government off the front pages? The biggest sporting event in the world, of course.
John Lichfield In it, this week’s book is excellent said: “Macron said that nothing can be started while the Paris Olympics are in progress. You cannot expect the French people, or French politicians, to pay any attention to politics when they are distracted by the synchronized exchange and Greco-Roman Wrestling.”
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Your point is ridiculous, of course, but frankly I’m not against the idea of taking a break from this endless political fight to spend a few weeks pretending to understand the rules of practice or what the hell is going on in the open-water melee mortar.
Welcome
And this is a great welcome video put together by Paris city hall, notable for being uniquely Paris and yet lacking any of the landmarks that tourists might associate most with the city.
24.07.2024 – 20h24 🔥
Welcome to Paris. pic.twitter.com/d4Pphdhhl9f– Paris (@Paris) July 24, 2024
My main hope for these Games is of course that everything goes smoothly without any major problems or security threats – even after Friday’s sabotage attack on the French rail network.
But more than that, I really hope that the world will see beyond the old clichés to Paris as I experienced it – vibrant, diverse, creative, noisy, smart, infuriating, funny, awake, welcoming, angry, indebted and fascinating.
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The games
Of course we have all the latest news in our Olympics section HEREplus practical information for our visitors Paris Olympics Guides.
If you hate sports or are looking for something to do between events we’ve also compiled a list of off-the-beaten-track museums and galleries that are well away from the theaters and neighborhoods. security.
Lesser Paris museums to visit this summer
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