Michel Sardou will once again be decorated by a President of the Republic, in this case Emmanuel Macron, with one of the highest grades of the National Order of Merit next June. This distinction divides the political class, with certain personalities not hiding their very strong opinions.
After making a notable appearance on April 4 in Saint-Denis on the occasion of the inauguration of the Olympic aquatic center in view of the next Paris Olympics, Emmanuel Macron is preparing to decorate several personalities including Thierry Ardisson. The President of the Republic will present him with the insignia of Knight of the Legion of Honor on Thursday April 11 at the Élysée Palace. We also learned this week that Michel Sardou would also be honored by the Head of State, but later in June, during a ceremony whose precise date has not yet been set. The interpreter of I accuse will then be promoted to the grade of Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit. A rare distinction since there are only seven to hold it, according to the register as of December 31, 2023.
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The news is not surprising since a decree published in the Official Journal formalized the fact that Michel Sardou was promoted to the National Order of Merit in November, after he had been made a Knight by François Mitterrand in 1993, Officer by Jacques Chirac in 2001, and Commander under Emmanuel Macron’s first mandate in 2021. It was the Minister of Culture at the time who presented him with the badge: Roselyne Bachelot. This time, the President of the Republic will hand it over to him in person, confirm our colleagues from New Obs in an article from Tuesday April 9.
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But this decision is far from unanimous, as the 77-year-old singer is so divided. If he is known for his committed titles, like France, Be a woman Or Muslimshe is also for his shocking remarks which can spark controversy as was the case last September on the set of 20 Hours of Ruquier (BFM TV). “I hate feminism, I hate wokism, I hate this century. I hate everything”, he declared in front of Hugo Manos’ companion, thus attracting the wrath of critics. This is why several political figures denounce this new tribute to him on social networks.
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Indeed, as soon as the announcement of New Obsthe green MP Sandrine Rousseau took the reins of his X account (formerly Twitter) to give his very strong opinion. “The patriarchy will fall, it is already faltering. But they will all decorate each other first”, she posted. His message has been shared dozens of times since. The socialist senator Laurent Rossignol does not appear much more tender towards Michel Sardou. She first quoted the lyrics of the song Cities of solitudepublished in 1973, before adding his own commentary. “‘I want to rape women, to force them to admire me’. We are reassured, it’s just an expression of male discomfort. And it certainly deserves a decoration!”, she quipped. For her part, the founder of the Women’s Foundation recalls that “April 1st was 8 days ago”.
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Michel Sardou said goodbye to the stage
Internet users are going in the same direction and expressing their disapproval on social networks. We can note several spicy comments regarding the singer and Emmanuel Macron. “Macronism is a shipwreck”, “It was a different time”, “This is not silent France, it is the France of the RN and Reconquête”, “Have a little decency” Or “The choice of Michel Sardou is ridiculous”we can read among others, in the middle of the flood of messages signed by detractors of Sandrine Rousseau.
Among those close to the President of the Republic, we recall that we are going to decorate “a legend of French song, an artist who unites children from 7 to 77 years old”and that Emmanuel Macron himself would prepare before delivering his official speeches by listening to the title Vladimir Ilyich. This choice is not a coincidence insofar as Michel Sardou announced last year that he would end his career after the final performances in 2024, as part of the tour I remember a goodbye which was to end in apotheosis at the Défense Arena on March 16 and 17. But due to health problems, the singer had to postpone a concert in Brest until March 30.
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