In front of their TV, the elders of the 2017 campaign winced.
On the screen, Emmanuel Macron walks towards the podium where he will deliver his re-election speech in front of the activists who are waiting for him.
The Champ-de-Mars replaced the courtyard of the Louvre.
In the background, Pei's pyramid has given way to the Eiffel Tower.
The president no longer walks alone but surrounded by children, hand in hand with his wife Brigitte.
Like a taste of 2017, less image power.
In an inaugural sequence, here is picked up the paradox of the period which opens for the Head of State.
Embody both change and continuity.
Doing differently while remaining true to himself.
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