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This Tuesday, the President of the Republic was named “personality of the year 2022” by “the Revue du vin de France”. In the middle of the alcohol-free month, the announcement reminds us that the Head of State has long chosen to raise his elbow rather than defend prevention.
After sipping a glass of jaja, drinking a small plum and swallowing a digeo, say hello to the man of the year. If there is something that the President of the Republic has achieved during his tenure, it is to please alcoholics. This Tuesday, Emmanuel Macron was named “personality of the year 2022” by the Revue du vin de France, celebrating “Its constant commitment to wine and its culture”. The ceremony will be held on Thursday and the Head of State has already planned to attend. “We wish to salute the action of the President of the Republic at a time when his mandate is coming to an end”, explained Denis Saverot, director of the RVF before decorating the President, emphasizing in passing that, “For the first time in decades, a President of the Republic has declared loud and clear that he loves wine”.
Because yes, Emmanuel Macron loves nectar and proclaims it as soon as he has the opportunity. In February 2018, shortly before the Agricultural Show, the President proudly told journalists: “Me, I drink wine for lunch and dinner.” In 2019, while associations fighting against alcoholism are launching the first edition of the operation “Dry January” in order to offer an alcohol break after the holidays, the state distorts them with class. During a starred lunch in Epernay (Marne) with…