French President Emmanuel Macron traveled to France's Mediterranean coast to discuss domestic security.

He stopped in Nice, where an extremist drove a truck into a crowd on Bastille Day in 2016, killing 86 people and injuring hundreds more, AP reported.

Macron has yet to officially confirm that he is running for a second term in this spring's election, but his visit to the French Riviera had a campaign subtext in the stronghold of Valérie Pécresse, whom many consider his most significant rival.

He met with law enforcement, the judiciary, and city officials, checking the progress of security-related projects that were launched in 2017 when he was elected.

In September, Macron announced measures to increase police transparency, including the publication of internal investigation reports and the creation of a parliamentary monitoring body, in order to improve public trust undermined by the scandals of recent years.