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With such shortcomings, the Landing of June 1944 would have failed
": Anne Hidalgo combs through
L
e Journal du Dimanche
the government's logistics in terms of vaccination and calls on it to trust local elected officials.
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In this interview posted on Saturday evening on the site of the weekly, the mayor of Paris also reaffirms that she will take "
all [s] apart
" in the presidential election of 2022 without going so far as to confirm her candidacy , subject of growing rumors.
A few days after having brought his first deputy Emmanuel Grégoire to the front line, the socialist councilor comes out of his silence to in turn scratch the government's vaccination strategy against the coronavirus.
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Since decentralization, part of the competences depends on the communities: the State is not able to do the last kilometer
", judges Anne Hidalgo, adding her voice to the criticisms of many elected officials on a vaccination campaign considered too "
slow
" and too "
centralized
".
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Instead of calling on private firms, like McKinsey, to think about the strategy and the logistics as the government has decided, it is the local elected officials that we must trust
", she adds. .
Beyond the issue of vaccination, Anne Hidalgo says she is "
very concerned
" about the fate of 300,000 young people aged 18-25 in the capital.
Believing that “
this generation cannot be sacrificed
”, the mayor announces the creation “
before the summer
” of a “
youth center
” whose objective will be to provide young people with “
information on work-study arrangements , training leading to qualifications through work, internships, mentoring, but also civic service
”.
Regarding restaurateurs and hoteliers hit hard by the confinement, she says she is working with the Caisse des Dépôts to create a "
real estate business
".
This property will offer direct aid to small businesses in difficulty or to buy back business, in particular to restaurant owners or hotel owners, to allow them to have liquidity, "
even if it means reselling them this heritage in the event of a return to better fortune.
".
Asked about the presidential deadline of 2022, Anne Hidalgo reaffirms that she will take it "
completely apart
" without giving more details on the form that this participation will take.
“
The French do not want us to lock them in a Macron-Le Pen second round
,” she said.
“
And then, what would five more years give with Emmanuel Macron?
Since 2017, nothing has changed for the better.
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