Neither interview nor speech, Emmanuel Macron will not speak to the French this July 14, national day. After the uncertainty about the intentions of the French president, the Élysée ended up confirming that the head of state was renouncing the balance speech of the “one hundred days of appeasement” of the tensions registered in the country, as he had promised to do last day.
“I don’t usually postpone things that are not scheduled. I promised to take stock around July 14 and I guarantee I will. I have not advanced a date or the form of the balance, but I will do it ”, clarified Emmanuel Macron.
This is how the French president recalled that he is the owner of time and communication around what still appears to be a postponement related to the recent urban riots. The latest episodes of violence occurred close to the date chosen by Emmanuel Macron to take stock of the 100 days of appeasement in the country, which the French head of state had promised in April in protests against the pension reform.
A day that is marked under a great police device, after the death of the young Nahel. Many French cities have canceled the usual fireworks displays and around 130,000 security forces are deployed as of Saturday morning.
This day is marked by the strong presence of law enforcement in the country where 45,000 members of the PSP and GNR mobilized. The Minister of the Interior describes the device as “exceptional”. It is the same device used during the riots following the death of the young Nahel.
Rapid intervention forces, helicopters, drones and armored vehicles to guarantee maximum security, says Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin: “We want to guarantee maximum security so that people can enjoy our national holiday to the fullest without being in danger, from of delinquents, we created the conditions to detain anyone who wanted to spoil this national holiday with indications of systematic arrests, as it had been applied during the nights when riots took place”, he announced.
Gerald Darmanin added that the security device “is broad in its action and in technology, like the one we used that proved after four nights of violence, calm returned to our country, this device is applied again, but with an increase of forces”. due to the fact that it is a national holiday and there are numerous festivities throughout the day”.
The regions of Paris and Lyon and the north of France are three high alert points. Like every year, the military parade is organized in Paris on the avenue des Champs-Élysées.
This year six thousand participants are expected, a hundred air vehicles and a guest of honor: India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Paris accompanied by 300 members of the Indian armed forces who are parading alongside their French counterparts in Paris this morning.
Source: TSF
