“
Compasses for times to come
”.
In his wishes for the year 2021, Emmanuel Macron, paid tribute to French people with "
exemplary career
".
“
Yes, this year 2020 is not just about the epidemic even if it has changed our lives,
” he said.
“Our greatest pride in fact are the French.
You ”
.
And the Head of State added: "
All these first names, these faces are those of your sister, your neighbor, your friends, these thousands of anonymous who, committed and united, have held our country in the 'test.
All these first names, these faces are those of hope.
Those of France
”.
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• Marie-Corentine, nurse in Limoges
First mentioned, Marie-Corentine is 24 years old.
"Last spring, this newly graduated nurse from Limoges did not hesitate to leave everything to lend a hand to the teams of the Créteil hospital overwhelmed by the influx of patients with the virus"
, summarized the president of the Republic.
This caregiver had recounted her journey with France Bleu on December 21.
“
We had just arrived from Limoges, where there was little Covid.
Of course, we respected confinement, but when we do not know, when we are not confronted, we do not realize.
And when we get there, when we see patients of the age of our parents or even younger, we say to ourselves that this is really serious, we really become aware of things,
”she had detailed.
• Jean-Luc, driver-garbage collector in Guyana
Emmanuel Macron also wanted to evoke the journey of Jean-Luc, driver-garbage collector in Guyana.
“
With his colleagues Anthony and Maxime, they have never stopped working since the start of the pandemic.
At the height of the confinement, they constituted this “second line” which allowed the country to continue living, and life to continue,
”he said.
Described as “
everyday hero
” in a report by La Première last March, the fiftieth birthday then confided: “
We cannot leave garbage piling up on the public road, especially since most residents are at home all day long.
".
• Gérald, head of a mask company in Angers
Also mentioned by the President of the Republic, Gérald, entrepreneur near Angers.
To meet the demand for masks, "
he, along with his employees, has achieved the feat of opening his factories 7 days a week, 24 hours a day and, more recently, installing another in record time
" , he explained.
In question, the Kolmi-Hopen company, in which Emmanuel Macron visited on March 31, 2020, in Saint-Barthélemy-d'Anjou.
There, he announced his desire for
“full and complete”
French independence
in the production of these essential protections against Covid-19.
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• Lucas, generous donor of a tablet in Béthune
The youngest were also honored by the president.
Starting with Lucas, 11, who lives in Béthune (Pas-de-Calais).
“When he discovered the isolation situation of elderly people with Covid-19 in the hospital in his city, he did not hesitate for a second and donated his tablet to allow them to communicate with their loved ones and to find a smile again ”
, congratulated the tenant of the Élysée Palace.
This initiative, the young teenager had taken after a call from the nursing home in Beuvry.
“
I gave it to them.
I got it as a Christmas present.
I hadn't ordered it.
Since I have a computer and a phone, it stayed packed.
There's no point in me taking it back.
It could be of use to them if they have other illnesses,
”he stressed to
La Voix du Nord
.
• Rosalie, bookseller in Bagnolet
Rosalie, bookseller in Bagnolet (Seine-Saint-Denis), also had the chance to be quoted by Emmanuel Macron.
“Like all her colleagues, she suffered greatly from the closure of businesses, despite the aid, she knew how to innovate.
Set up a website to allow take-out sales during the toughest weeks.
And the customers, at Christmas, responded present, ”
he detailed.
In November, Rosalie had almost been amended by 135 euros for not respecting the rules of "
click and collect
", had spotted
Le Parisien
.
She then received an unprecedented wave of support on Facebook.
• Romain, gendarme in Tende
Gendarme in Tende (Alpes-Maritimes), Romain was also honored.
After flooding on the night of October 2 to 3 in a retirement home, he “
at risk of his life
” managed to
“evacuate more than 70 residents”
.
While he only had three years of experience, he managed, in the company of firefighters, to save these people, replacing his leader who had already left to intervene, reported France 3. “
With the police from Nice, who have put an end to the attack on the Basilica of Notre-Dame de l'Assomption, with Arno, Cyrille and Rémi, gendarmes killed while rescuing a beaten woman in Puy-de-Dôme, with Tanerii, Dorian and Quentin , soldiers who died last Monday in operation in Mali, they are heroes of the Nation,
”added Emmanuel Macron.
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• Mehdi, professor in Marseille and defender of secularism
The head of state did not fail to quote Mehdi, a professor of economic and social sciences in the northern districts of Marseille.
After Samuel Paty's assassination on October 16, he was to organize a course on secularism.
“To do this, he took the time to train with other teachers and academy inspectors.
With courage, he then returned to his students on our values, their history.
Assuming this high mission of our school, of our teachers: to make republicans, ”
he recounted.
Asked by franceinfo before this resumption, the teacher related: "
It will be a question of explaining to them that at no time is it a question of taking a position in terms of religious practices, denunciation or whatever
".
• Wendie Renard, footballer at the Olympique Lyonnais
Footballer Wendie Renard has also benefited from the words of Emmanuel Macron.
"
Like all amateur and professional sportsmen, she lived a difficult season with impossible training, staggered competitions, matches without an audience,
" he contextualized.
"However, she drew from her the strength of soul to go and win with her club a 7th Champions League, a record, and to make us dream in this gray period"
.
The defender, captain of Olympique Lyonnais, indeed participated in the victory of her club 3 goals to 1 against Wolfsburg, a German club, in the final of the competition, on August 30.
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• Mauricette, first vaccinated against Covid-19
Finally, Emmanuel Macron had a few words for Mauricette, 78 years old.
"
She resides in a retirement home in Sevran and a few days ago, you all saw her, like me, she was the first French woman to be vaccinated against COVID19, sending, against obscurantism and conspiracy, a magnificent message of hope for the coming year
”, recited the president.
