According to the newspaper Le Monde , Emmanuel Macron called the humorist Jean-Marie Bigard after he demanded on Instagram " the re-opening of bars ".
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In a video posted on May 9 (2 days before the start of deconfinement) and which had less than 20,000 views on Saturday May 23, the member of RTL's Big Heads was annoyed to see the country being led by " des guignols ”, who one day advise against wearing a mask, before recommending it. He also called on the Head of State to reopen the bistros. " Reopen, reopen, " he said to the head of state. " In a bar, we know how to behave, we can discuss the bit of fat (...) We would recover a little joy, a little good humor (...) these are important places for conviviality ".
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According to Le Monde , the head of state would have " given reason " to the humorist and would have promised him a timetable.
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Prime Minister Édouard Philippe must speak by June 2 to discuss the aftermath of the country's deconfinement, which began on May 11. Bars, restaurants, cinemas or sports halls have been closed since midnight on March 14.