Emmanuel Macron

If you are dependent technologically or regarding defense issues, you cannot guarantee your fellow citizens that they will decide.

So in a certain way, it's a bias in the democracy because I ask you to vote, but you will never decide if you go this way or this way because you have no choice.

So the strategic autonomy is super important when you are a strong democracy.

and second because we are both of us i mean india and france very much attached to diversity as i mentioned and the strength of this diversity and we don't want to be part of a big uniformity but you know we believe we believe in this approach but recently

I mean, I'll let you judge.

And your question means by itself something.

I really believe that respect is part of the leadership.

And we have to provide respect to each other.

You can share ideas or not.

You can disagree.

But you have to do it in a respectful way.

Between leaders, but within democracies as well.

This is why I've always been extremely committed to fight against any sort of hate speech or violence in our societies.

Because when you have democracy, you have the right to change your leadership.

You decide who will take the law and pass the law on your behalf.

So no need to be violent and disrespectful.

But...

Respect was built and everything which goes with the civilization process was built years after years, decades after decades in order to improve ourselves.

And it's a little bit surprising, I really believe, for people to see leaders going backward.

And it's not the right message.