Tuesday, December 31, 2024, at 8 p.m., the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, sent his traditional greetings to the nation in a pre-recorded speech at the Élysée Palace. In this message, “which broke away from the traditional format by opening with a recap of the best moments of the year” – notably the reconstruction of Notre-Dame Cathedral, the Paris Olympic Games or even the constitutionalization of the guaranteed freedom to resort to abortion –, comments The Daily Telegraph, the head of state distinguished himself with an unexpected announcement by suggesting “that his decision to dissolve the National Assembly last year [le 9 juin] had been a failure.”
“If I decided to dissolve, it was to give you back your voice, regain clarity and avoid the immobility that threatened, but this decision has produced more instability than serenity, and I take all my responsibility for it. leaves”, said Emmanuel Macron. The president thus delivers a “speech charged with unusual humility”, estimated The Times, in the United Kingdom. By doing this “mea culpa”, the president “closes a year in which his political influence has been considerably eroded”, also judges the Financial Times, who believes, however, that “the voters
