Editorial: Le Monde

• President Macron has chosen to honor Missak Manouchian and his wife, Mélinée, by rehousing their remains in the Pantheon, an act recognizing the bravery of immigrants in the fight against Nazism.
• The decision also highlights the role of immigrants in shaping France's history and promoting its universal values.
• This shift signifies a change in France's view of its own history, including in its narrative those whose families come from elsewhere.
• This celebration of immigrant resistants cannot be divorced from the current xenophobia stoked by the far-right.
• Marine Le Pen and her party, although heirs of those who hunted and surrendered resistants, should keep clear of this celebration.
• President Macron should show consistency between the moral stances he portrays in his speeches and the actions that center his political strategy on RN's concerns.

Conclusion: The honoring of the Manouchians is an act of justice and a recognition of immigrants' contribution to French history. However, Macron needs to stand consistent in his policies and be genuine in his confrontation with the far-right.

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