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Macron has crossed a line in his war on the unvaccinated

5 January 2022

7:22 PM

5 January 2022

7:22 PM

The new year has not started well for Emmanuel Macron. It began badly when some bright spark in the Elysée thought it would be a good idea to mark France’s six-month presidency of the European Union by unfurling the bloc’s blue and gold flag under the Arc de Triomphe.

Millions of French were not amused at what they regarded as a sacrilegious gesture.

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