Anne Hidalgo was present on Sunday at the inauguration of the Adidas Arena, a basketball hall located at Porte de la Chapelle, the new home of Paris Basketball which will be used for the Olympic badminton and gymnastics events.
The opportunity for the mayor, welcomed by a demonstration of undocumented immigrants chanting “No papers, no Olympics”, to address the 7,000 spectators present in order to reassure them about the consequences that the event will have on their lives daily between July 26 and August 11.
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We're going to vibe together.
Paris is going to be beautiful, don't leave this summer.
Anne Hidalgo
The councilor took the microphone on the floor, urging his constituents to stay for the duration of the competitions.
“We are going to experience this absolutely exceptional moment.
The whole world at a time when the world is not doing well, there is no need to draw a picture.... Finally, to have these Games hosted here, Olympic and Paralympic in Paris, it gives us considerable energy
,” said the elected PS before adding:
“We’re going to vibrate together.
Paris is going to be beautiful, don't leave this summer.
Don't leave, that would be bullshit!
Stay, it’s going to be absolutely incredible, what you’re going to experience.”
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So many questions which have pushed some Parisians to announce on social networks that they will leave the city during the festivities.