The Importance of Not Being Arcovazzi

Paris, France: President-elect Emmanuel Macron poses with supporters after a ceremony to mark the bicentennial anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade. Photo: Eric Feferberg/AP.

Reconstruction Era

Paris, France: The President-elect, Emmanuel Macron, left, and the outgoing President, François Hollande, walk side by side during a ceremony to mark the end of the World War II, at the Arc de Triomphe. Photo: Stephane de Sakutin/AP.

Central European Time (CET)

At the same hour agencies announced that the progressist Emmanuel Macron has won the French Presidency in a decisive victory over his far-right opponent, and vowed to unite a divided and fractured France. Photo: Jean-Paul Pelissier/Reuters.

Star Ferry to Paris

香港 (Hong Kong), China: French citizens queue to register at a polling station. Photo: Dale de la Rey/AFP/Getty Images.

Eurostar London–Paris

French voters queue at the Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle primary school in South Kensington, London, England to cast their vote in today’s French Presidential Election. Photo credit: SWNS.

Secrets to Tell, Secrets to Keep

Paris, France: A red flag stands on the rails. Photo: Joel Saget/Getty Images.

Le secret de la liberté est d’éclairer les hommes, comme celui de la tyrannie et de les retenir dans l’ignorance. The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant. Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre

Veni, vidi, vici

The left’s leading presidential candidate delivers an impassioned speech to 20,000 supporters at a stadium in Paris. [Read more].

• Kim Willsher, Socialist Benoît Hamon tries to rouse and unite French left at rally, The Guardian, March 19, 2017

“The left can win and indeed must win”, Benoît Hamon told the Socialist campaign rally. Photo: Charles Platiau/Reuters.