See you on July 14 for a first assessment. Monday, April 17, speaking to the French on television, Emmanuel Macron gave himself “one hundred days” to “act in the service of France” and appease the anger of the French. Objective: to relaunch its second five-year term mired in the crisis caused by its pension reform, promulgated despite the anger of the unions. The Head of State has set himself three projects: “work, justice and progress”.
It is difficult, during this 13-minute speech, not to see a historical reference to the Hundred Days, the last period of the reign of Napoleon I, between his first exile and his second abdication.
In April 1814, his military defeat by the Sixth Coalition during the campaign in France forced him to abdicate. Louis XVIII restores the monarchy and Napoleon I is sent into exile on the island of Elba. He managed to escape in February 1815, aboard the Inconstant, and began his crossing of France, during which many former marshals rallied to his cause. Direction Paris, where he entered triumphantly on March 20, 1815, the day after the departure of Louis XIII.
The period known as the “Hundred Days” begins. Napoleon I tried to set up a constitutional monarchy, but the great powers did not see his return favorably. After the famous bitter defeat at Waterloo on June 18, Napoleon abdicated a second time four days later and was exiled to the island of Saint Helena.
The countdown is on for Emmanuel Macron. 99 days left…
