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In Corsica, Emmanuel Macron goes to the bedside of tourism stakeholders

2020-09-10T19:44:15.948Z


Faced with the "anguish" of restaurateurs, the president called to be "vigilant" without giving in to "catastrophism".


He did not begin to wander until already, amidst the applause and encouragement of onlookers, a voice apostrophied him.

"Mister President!

We must help restaurateurs! ”

In spite of the softness of the setting sun on the port of Ajaccio, Wednesday evening, the terraces are at best sparse… At worst totally empty.

Of course, the holidays are over for most French people.

But Corsica has rarely experienced such a calm comeback.

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"Hoteliers are complaining more and more about cancellations, since the island was classified red,"

testifies Jean-Charles Orsucci, the related mayor LREM of Bonifacio.

In his town of 3,500 inhabitants, where he welcomed Emmanuel Macron on Thursday - a first for a sitting head of state - the councilor puts the summer that has just passed into perspective as best they can.

“The fill rate was around 65%.

It's okay, we have limited the breakage.

But it was not 85% of the last years… We did a month and a half.

It is not enough to save the economy ”,

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Source: lefigaro

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