By Charles Jaigu
30/09/2010 Updated: 22:14
Nicolas Sarkozy during his visit to the Basilica of Vezelay Thursday. Photo credits: POOL / REUTERS
The Head of State was Thursday in Vezelay, where he visited the Basilica, a masterpiece of Romanesque art.
A trip to the countryside. In the Yonne, the stronghold of the right, Nicolas Sarkozy has reviewed the famous "fundamental" right, on which he decided to come back every week during her travels: rurality, safety and , surprise guest Thursday, "the Christian heritage," with the key, a visit to the Basilica of Vezelay. The Head of State made a detour to admire this jewel of the art novel, in which Francois Mitterrand has often visited Chateau-Chinon. He even pauses to listen, in the basilica, a cantata, an Ave Maria , and a Mass of Scarlatti. Earlier, he repeated the formula in 2007, citing "the long mantle of churches" that is "Christian witness of France."
While accumulating bad polls - it is 26% popularity in the TNS Sofres for Le Figaro Magazine - the Head of State has implemented a strategy: the president above the fray . So he visits the masterpieces of the national heritage: after the caves Lascaux fortnight ago, the Basilica of Vezelay, one of the first buildings classified by the UNESCO in France. But it was more Thursday to revive the thread with the Catholic electorate. "Disturbed," according to the weekly La Vie, the French Catholics disapprove of the style of the president and successive cases that have troubled the government.
Optimism on pensions
Elected officials in the region still remember that after his election in 2007, he had planned to gather in the monastery of Pierre-qui-Vire, near Vezelay. "The abbot had seen journalists climb the fence the monastery, said one elected, but Sarkozy finally went to Malta ... "
Friday, the head of state will see the movie Men and gods on the massacre of the monks of Tibehirine. A tragedy that has deeply. He went to Tibehirine in Algeria, as Minister of Interior, and he spoke during his speech to launch campaign in January 2007. Next week, Nicolas Sarkozy will go to Rome to meet Benedict XVI. An interview should allow the Elysee hopes to lift the misunderstanding with the Pope on the Roma issue. And to emphasize that the Vatican refuses to judge or condemn French internal affairs.
Thursday, Nicolas Sarkozy also spoke of the news, revealing his optimism on retirement. In recent weeks, the presidential entourage distilled reviews more than confident about the progress of reform. Thursday is the president himself that spanned this reform, as if she had already voted. "It causes discontent, it provokes demonstrations. When the reform is passed, the French say, there was no trouble to do for pensions, he said, from the village of Montillot. The reform is being done, (our) pension plan will not only be balanced in 2018 but profitable, "said the head of state. "I can tell 15 million retirees and pensioners over 700,000 each year, your pension will be paid." Before the police of Vezelay, the president reaffirmed his commitment to "reducing crime". "We will not give an inch," he said.
In full debate on the reduction of public deficits, Nicolas Sarkozy also reiterated that he would maintain the reduced VAT rate in the building and restoration. With the fight against insecurity Road is the second site of Jacques Chirac defended Nicolas Sarkozy. It is now part of its fundamentals.
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