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Flowers at the Notre Dame Basilica in Nice in memory of the victims of the latest Islamist attack SEBASTIEN NOGIER / EFE
Three years ago someone proclaimed a new republic.
It was in a divided parliament, with voting and applause, long faces and gestures of bewilderment.
No one came out on a balcony to announce it.
It was not published in an official journal.
There was also no change of flags.
Not a single foreign government took notice.
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