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What will 2025 look like? France has once again become a champion of freedoms, anticipates Aurélien Pradié who, along with 50 other personalities, imagined what the news of the Opinion's No. 3000 would look like on 30 April 2025.The World Observatory of Freedoms has just published its ranking of the state of civil liberties. The result is unreasing and almost unexpected. France, which is said to have fallen to 13th at the end of Emmanuel Macron's five-year term, has regained the world's top spot. Democratic process, control of government action by Parliament, consultation of citizens by referendum, individual freedoms including freedom of movement, freedom of enterprise, freedom of expression and the press, economic freedom are the main criteria of this demanding classification. For the President of the Republic, Mr F.B. - it is up to you: optimistic, faithful or prescient - this ranking sounds like a political success. breathing. From his first address at the Elysée Palace, he announced five reforms aimed at restoring France's breathing s breathe: reform of institutions and political decision-making, the recapture of public and individual freedoms, the recapture of republican values and secularism, freedom of enterprise and business, a plan for social cohesion and success. On the eve of the anniversary of his third year in office, F.B. seems to have succeeded in his bet: to bring the French together around a newfound ideal, Liberty.Notice to readers: for some political actors, fiction is a pleasant exercise. The most impotent of politicians are often the most inspired in this regard. For me, fiction is a laborious exercise. Anticipating what will be the news in April 2025 is a challenge. By agreeing to lend myself to it, I had two choices: to tap into my nightmares or to tap into my dreams. I chose dreams. We are already copiously served in terms of anxieties. So there are two "dreams" in this imaginary paper: one is in the theme I chose, the other in the main actor I preferred. A dream in the shape of initials...

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