French President Emmanuel Macron used for the first time the "Tik Tok" platform to congratulate the high school graduates after “an unusual year” in a widely acclaimed video that brought him 145,000 followers.
The French President, who was standing in the gardens of the Presidential Palace, hours after the results of the baccalaureate (bac.) degree was officially announced, said that "If you just got the bac. Certificate, this message is addressed to you, congratulations! This is the result of your work."
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"You are the generation that we sometimes call the generation of the post-Corona world,” the French president added according to Agence France-Presse.
President Macron has been active in social networking such as "Twitter", "Facebook", "YouTube" and "LinkedIn".
In January 2020, the number of Tik Tok users, owned by the Chinese group, "ByteDance", is very popular among young people thanks to the funny, musical and dance videos.
French high school students were able to consult the results of the baccalaureate on Tuesday, but this traditionally important ritual has taken on a special flavor this year. Due to the coronavirus crisis and containment, the bac tests were replaced by continuous monitoring, according to the pressform website.
On the political level, President Macron and his new government have defended choosing a man under investigation for alleged rape to lead France's interior ministry.
Gérald Darmanin firmly denies the accusation that he raped Sophie Patterson-Spatz in 2009 when she sought his legal help, according to the BBC.
Macron started a government reshuffle on Friday following dismal municipal election results for his party, La République En Marche (LREM).
The appointment of criminal defence lawyer Éric Dupond-Moretti as justice minister has also raised eyebrows in France. He has in the past defended Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.
Feminist politician Caroline De Haas tweeted that the appointment was as though President Macron had "directly spat in the mouths of women victims of violence".
A source at the Élysée, however, said the accusation was "not an obstacle" and that the case appeared to be "heading in the right direction".
The new government spokesman, Gabriel Attal, said later that it was only fair that Mr Darmanin "benefits from the presumption of innocence" like everyone else in France.
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