Macron: ‘I Am with Humility and with Devotion, with Determination, I Will Serve France in Your Name’

‘My dear citizens, a new page of our history has been turned tonight — I would like it to be that of hope’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT:
MACRON: "I will not forget. I will take the greatest care to demonstrate that you have the right to trusted — now, all of you citizens of our country that I would like to address. Whatever your choice. There’s been a number of difficulties that have plagued us for too long. I am aware of all of them. Economic difficulties, social divisions, democratic impasses and moral weakening but tonight I would like to salute my adversary, marine LE pen. I know there are things in our country that led us to carry out extreme votes and I respect them I also know the anger, the concern, that out but many of you have also expressed and it’s my responsibility to hear them. By protecting those with the most fragile, better organizing, by fighting against all forms of inequality or discrimination by ensuring in a resolute fashion your safety. By guaranteeing the unity of the nation. After all, between all these lines, everything I said, I know there are faces, men, women, children and families, entire life of you and your families tonight it’s to all of you that I’m addressing myself. All of you, together, the French people we had duties toward our country. He has inherited an extraordinary history and humanist message that was addressed to the world. The history and the message has to be transmitted first of all to our children but even more importantly we have to really make sure that we carry them towards a future. We want to give them a new strength. I will vital interest, it’s message, I commit to this in front of you. I will defend Europe. I will defend the community, the people that our continent is set up and it’s our civilization that our stake. Our joint enterprises and our hopes. I will ensure a link between Europe and the people it’s created between Europe and its citizens. I am also in your name addressing the nations of the world and I would like to say that we salute you. I’d like to tell the leaders of the world that France will be present and will ensure peace and balance and international cooperation, commitments will be respect regard to development and climate change. I’d like to say to everyone that France will be at the first row of the fight against terrorism. On its land and on an international level as long as that fight will have to last, we will carry it out. Without weakening. My dear citizens, a new page of our history has been turned tonight. I would like to be that of hope. And of trust. We found trust. The renewal of our public life, will be opposed on everyone and our public life will become moral and the recognition of democratic vitality’s is from the first day will be at the heart of my work and will not allow myself to be stopped by any kind of obstacle. I will act with determination and respect each and every one of you because after all, to work, schools, from culture, he will build a better future. French women, French men, my dear citizens, tonight I would like to salute president for over five years he worked for our country. During the five years that will begin my responsibility will be to try to reintroduce our commitment to find the spirit of the Concord which in fact defines the French. My responsibility is to gather together all men and women ready to face these ordinary challenges that will [Inaudible] Some of those challenges are an opportunity. For example, business development, restarting of Europe and others threats such as terrorism. I will fight. I will fight with all my strength to against the division that’s been created and beat us down. In that way, will be able to get back to the French people that every single one of you in your professional lives and your personal and family lives will give you an opportunity that France owes you. Let’s love France. From tonight and for the next five years, I am with humility and with devotion, with determination I will serve France in your name. Long live the republic. Long live France.

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