Emmanuel Macron desperate for rugby to unite a fractured France

Emmanuel Macron desperate for rugby to unite a fractured France 2With the health crisis lingering, the economy wobbling and the national mood darkening, President Macron knows that the French need persuading that better times lie ahead.With this in mind, his speech at the 2023 Rugby World Cup draw in Paris yesterday was not so much a celebration of the sport as a plea with Antoine [...]

Published December 14, 2020 at 06:34PM. Read full article at Politicians in the News Portal.

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