French President Emmanuel Macron launched the 100-day countdown to the Paris Olympics, reassuring the public about security measures for the opening ceremony and outlining for the first time alternative plans in the event of a terrorist threat: limit it in space or do it at the Stade de France.
Although Macron He had already assured in the past that there were other options for the inauguration ceremony, this is the first time he has referred to the scenarios being considered.
“This opening ceremony”, which will take place on the Seine River as it passes through Paris on July 26, “is something unprecedented in the world. We can do it and we will do it,” declared the leader during an interview with the BFMTV network and RMC radio.
However, “there are plans B and even plans C” that “we prepare in parallel,” Macron added.
Macron referred to two options, holding the ceremony in the Trocadero gardens, an area facing the river and the Eiffel Tower, which in the initial plan will be the final point of the parade of delegations along the Seine, or take it to the Stade de France in Saint Denis, which will host athletics.
However, Emmanuel Macron wanted to reassure the public about the security arrangements planned for the river ceremony. “We are establishing a huge security perimeter, we are going to screen all the people who enter and leave,” he insisted.
According to an Ipsos poll published by the newspaper La Tribune Dimanche, Only 53% of French people say they feel “interested” in the Olympic Games, and a majority of those surveyed were “concerned” about France’s ability to ensure their smooth development.
Three months before the start of this world event, which will last until August 11, the French leader also tried to revive the diplomatic usefulness of the Games.
France “will do everything possible to ensure there is an Olympic truce,” Macron declared, promising to work on it with Chinese President Xi Jinping, who will travel to Paris “in a few weeks.”
In November, the UN General Assembly called on all countries in the world to respect the traditional “Olympic Truce” during the Paris Olympic Games.
Source: Ambito
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