The deputy LR Philippe Gosselin said he was “scandalized” in a letter addressed to Emmanuel Macron, by the cancellation of the
ceremonies of May 8, marking the 75th anniversary of the victory over
Nazism, because of the coronavirus crisis.
“A few days before the start of the school year
classes (…), so that everyone can go and buy kibble to feed
its dogs or cats (…), France could not honor its dead ?! This is
mind-boggling and inconceivable», The elected representative of La Manche was moved in this letter.
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The member protests against a text whose
mayors have been informed which states: “following the announcement of Mr.
the President of the Republic of the extension made necessary for the fight
against the Covid-19, and in accordance with ministerial instructions, all
commemorative and patriotic ceremonies are canceled until May 11“,
date of the beginning of a progressive deconfinement in France.
“At this point, it is not even expected that
in each department, the prefect accompanied, for example, by the mayor of the chief town,
of a standard bearer and some representatives of the fighting world, files a
wreath and intones the Marseillaise a capella ?! The Nation couldn’t even
ensure this ‘minimum service’, but so symbolically so strong?“, he added.
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