The snap national election called by French President Emmanuel Macron will not impact the Paris Olympics, IOC president Thomas Bach said on Monday. (More Sports News)
Bach said the Paris Games have always had broad support across the French political spectrum and added, 바카라I have no indications whatsoever that this unity will break now, just ... before the Games open.바카라
The French legislative elections will take place in two rounds on June 30 and July 7, three weeks before the July 26 opening ceremony in central Paris that will include a floating parade of athletes on the River Seine.
Macron dissolved the lower house of France's parliament in a surprise announcement on Sunday after his centrist party was handed a humbling defeat by the far right in elections for the European Union parliament.
Despite the political uncertainty, Bach said any election was part of a 바카라democratic process that's not going to disturb the Games.바카라
바카라France is used to holding elections, and they will do it once again. There will be a new parliament, a new government, and everybody will support the Olympic Games.바카라
Bach spoke while touring a Parisian middle school decorated with an Olympic theme alongside Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, French Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, and Paris organizing committee president Tony Estanguet, who was equally unfazed by the political developments.
바카라There have been a dozen elections since we became candidates to host the Olympics. Regardless of who is in charge, we have always been able to work with the political authorities,바카라 Estanguet said.
Oudéa-Castéra, the sports minister who could be replaced by the time the Games get underway, said politicians should set aside their differences and unite behind the Olympics.
바카라We have waited a century for these Games. It's crucial that our country takes care of its image and the message it sends to the world at a time when it is welcoming athletes from all over the globe,바카라 Oudéa-Castéra said.
