This ceremony along the Seine, its the first in the world.
Macron told media on Wednesday that he believed the arrival of the flame in France would galvanize popular support.
Its normal, daily life can be difficult, and we have a heavy news at the moment.
French rapper Julien Mari aka Jul lights the Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relays cauldronChristophe Simon/AFP via Getty Images
Here, I feel like were entering the games.
The flame is here, in Marseille, on French soil, he told reporters in Marseille.
Its time for popular enthusiasm and celebration among the French people.
He then handed it to Paralympic Gold Medal-winning athlete Nantenin Keita.
The honor of lighting the Olympic cauldron went to Marseille-born rapper Jul.
