For his political comeback, the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron went to Marseille, and more particularly to Bassens, a deprived city in the north where a young man was shot dead at the beginning of the summer, against a background of traffic in drug.
To prepare for the arrival of the Head of State, several private cleaning companies and landscapers have cleared up.
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On the images of BFMTV, we can see employees sweeping, raking, cleaning the sidewalks and alleys of the residence.
According to the continuous news channel, the companies have been mandated by social landlords and the city of Marseille.
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If you had seen the state of the city yesterday
(Tuesday)
evening ... there was really a shift, there was obviously rubbish, garbage cans that had not been collected for several days
"
,
notably entrusted a resident at BFMTV.
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It only takes a politician or a person who is part of the state to come for us to exist,
" also laments Nasser, a 32-year-old resident.