Paris, which is awash in garbage cans, will host the Summer Olympics in 500 days.
No one dares to imagine that the spectacle of a city given over to rats would spoil the party.
Under the cameras of the whole world, France would offer its worst face, that of the gréviculture, of a country abandoned to itself.
This nightmarish vision must haunt Emmanuel Macron for whom this competition is much more than a sporting event.
On this occasion, the Head of State stakes his reputation in the world, as the political and diplomatic dimension of the event is indisputable.
Beyond that, it is, of course, the image of the entire nation that is exposed.
A media coronation can be the guarantee of great economic benefits.
The Paris Olympics have two singularities.
The first lies in the opening ceremony.
On July 26, 2024, it will not take place in a stadium, but on the Seine, where some 10,000 athletes will parade by boat over 6 kilometers.
If this nautical parade...
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