Notre-Dame to have its moment of glory but Macron’s legacy in doubt
The iconic cathedral will rise from the ashes in a grand reopening on Saturday, but glory eludes the French president as the country faces a political crisis.
Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris after it has been restored. AP
When the president of France speaks at the reopening on Saturday of the fire-ravaged Notre-Dame Cathedral, the jewel in the heart of Paris, it should by rights be a delicious moment of glory.
Few had believed it was possible to repair the 860-year-old monument in the short time frame President Emmanuel Macron had announced the day after the 2019 disaster.
