Le Figaro Marseille
The commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Liberation of Marseille will ultimately take place without the Head of State. According to information from Le
Figaro
, Emmanuel Macron will ultimately not take advantage of his visit to Marseille on May 8 to participate in a ceremony on the subject.
The President of the Republic had for a time considered taking part in the commemorations while he will be visiting Marseille on the occasion of the arrival of the Olympic flame on
Belem
. Questions of logistics are raised by the Élysée.
Nearly 150,000 people in the Old Port
Emmanuel Macron, on the other hand, will indeed be present for the arrival of the flame. Some 150,000 people are expected in the Old Port. Contacted by
Le Figaro
, Marseille town hall did not respond to our requests at the time of writing.