The walk to the Louvre had been lonely.
That of the Champ-de-Mars was collective.
Surrounded by his wife Brigitte Macron and around twenty children, Emmanuel Macron split the crowd for a long time and thanked his teams and supporters before going on stage alone.
“
Thank you!
“, he repeated several times, on the platform installed at the foot of the Eiffel Tower.
Re-elected this Sunday evening April 24, at the end of the second round of the presidential election of 2022, the Head of State was pleased to see his "
project for a more independent France (and) a stronger Europe
" being placed in the lead, to "
continue to ensure everyone's progress, liberate creation, innovate in our country, and make France a great ecological nation
".
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"GREAT STORY - Emmanuel Macron continues his march and anchors himself in History
Credited with approximately 58% of the vote, according to the latest estimates, the President of the Republic noted that "
many of our compatriots
" who voted for him did not do so to "
support the ideas (that he) carries
but "
to block the extreme right
".
"
I am aware that this vote obliges me for the years to come
," he said, saying he was "
custodian of their sense of duty, of their attachment to the Republic, and of respect for the differences that have arisen. expressed in recent weeks
.
“
I am also thinking of our compatriots who abstained
,” he added, as the turnout approached its historic low, with less than 72%.
"
Their silence signified a refusal to choose which we must also respond to
,” he conceded.
"The collective invention of a method overhauled for five 'better' years"
Finally, Emmanuel Macron expressed a "
thought
" for the approximately 41.5% of voters "
who voted for Madame Le Pen
", of which he "
knows the disappointment this evening
".
"
Don't whistle anyone, from the start I asked you never to whistle
," he urged, as boos were heard from the approximately 3,000 supporters present in front of him.
"
From now on, I am no longer the candidate of one camp, but the president of all of them
", he underlined, promising to bring "
an answer
" to "
the anger and the disagreements
" of the few 13 million voters who have "
chosen the extreme right today
".
"
It will be my responsibility, and that of those around me
, ”he warned, as if to project himself towards the legislative elections.
Without renewing his wish to introduce proportional representation to make the National Assembly more representative, Emmanuel Macron projected himself into a “
new era which will not be the continuity of the five-year term which is ending, but the collective invention of a method refounded for five
“
better
” years
in the service of our country and our youth
”.
A “
benevolent ambition
”, which will suppose “
ensuring respect for everyone every day
”, “
continuing to work for a fairer and more egalitarian society
”.
"
It will be necessary to be strong, but no one will be left by the wayside
", he concluded, before recalling his love "
so deep and so intense
of France, whom he is "
so proud to serve again
".
