In the morning, the President of the Republic went up the Champs-Élysées, accompanied by the great escort of the Republican Guard, on horseback and motorized.
By Le Figaro with AFP
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Emmanuel Macron commemorated May 8, 1945 on Monday, on an almost empty Champs-Élysées after a large security perimeter was set up to prevent the opposition from demonstrating. He then arrived in Lyon by plane, at the beginning of the afternoon, where he must pay homage to Jean Moulin and the Resistance. The president is expected before 3 p.m. at the former Montluc prison where Jean Moulin and other resistance fighters were detained.
He will be accompanied by the Keeper of the Seals, Éric Dupond-Moretti, the Minister of National Education Pap Ndiaye and the Secretary of State for Veterans and Memory, Patricia Miralles. This ceremony, at the approach of the 80th anniversary of the arrest and death of Jean Moulin, opens a new memorial cycle which will continue on June 6, 2024 with the commemoration of the Normandy Landings and will end on May 8, 2025 for 80 years of Victory.
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But the situation could be tense with calls to demonstrate – which could bring together several hundred people according to a police source – near the Montluc prison memorial. The Rhône prefecture has banned all gatherings in this area. The CGT had filed an interim appeal against this ban, which was rejected by the courts, according to the union organization.
Very empty Champs-Elysées
This morning, accompanied by the great escort of the Republican Guard, on horseback and motorized, the Head of State went up the Champs-Élysées, in his car, windows closed in front of only a few dozen onlookers.
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The President of the Republic then reviewed the troops and greeted the various political and military leaders present for the ceremony. The establishment of a large security perimeter prevented the opposition from demonstrating. Strict filters have also been put in place and the public kept at a safe distance from the parade.
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At 11 a.m., he joined the Arc de Triomphe for the laying of the wreath, the rekindling of the flame and the minute of silence in front of the tomb of the unknown soldier, in the presence of Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne.
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Faced with the risk of casserolades, recurrent since the adoption of the pension reform, any demonstration was prohibited near the Champs-Élysées. Filters have also been put in place and the public is kept at a safe distance from the parade.
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