The news:
(Probable) last Council of Ministers of the Castex government. Large room and small dishes. Four days after the re-election of Emmanuel Macron, his entire government meets at the end of the morning at the Elysee Palace for what should be his last Council of Ministers followed by a lunch buffet. The Prime Minister, Jean Castex, should file the resignation of the entire government team in the very next few days so that the President of the Republic appoints a new head of government quickly, in view of the legislative elections. Traveling to Cergy on Wednesday, the Elysée tenant assured that his next Prime Minister will be “someone who is attached to the social question, to the environmental question and to the productive question”. Which does not really give a precise track but which occupies the media comments.
A new complaint against PPDA. According to the magazine of France 2 Complément d’Enquête, a new woman filed a complaint for rape against the former presenter of the 20 hour news of TF1, Patrick Poivre d’Arvor, Wednesday at the police station of the twentieth arrondissement of Paris . The information was confirmed by the Nanterre prosecutor’s office, which states that the complaint is currently under investigation. In addition to this accusation of rape, in this interview with Complément d’Enquête, this graduate of a school of journalism, aged 24 at the time of the alleged facts, also denounces a second attempt which did not succeed.
The Canadian Parliament condemns a “genocide” against the Ukrainian people. Canadian MPs passed a motion on Wednesday condemning the “acts of genocide against the Ukrainian people” led by Russia. Through this vote, parliamentarians recognize that there is “clear and abundant evidence of systematic and massive war crimes and crimes against humanity”. “Crimes” which include torture, “mass atrocities in Ukrainian territories”the “forcible transfer of Ukrainian children to Russian territory”or even “large-scale cases of physical, mental abuse and rape”.
“Beginning of withdrawal” for TotalEnergies in Russia. Subject to criticism for remaining in Russia, Total Energies has begun “a beginning of a retreat” Wednesday by announcing a depreciation of 4.1 billion dollars of assets concerning in particular the Arctic LNG 2 project. This liquefied gas project is made uncertain by the sanctions imposed against Russia since its invasion of Ukraine, has- he explains.
RFI and France 24 permanently suspended in Mali. Banned from broadcasting in Mali since March 17, RFI and France 24 have been definitively suspended in the country, announced Wednesday evening the group France Médias Monde, parent company of the two media. The group specifies having received this Wednesday the notification of this decision by the High Authority of the communication of Mali, that it “strongly contest” and intends to appeal. After this suspension, the main association for the defense of the media in Mali was moved at the beginning of April from “general malaise” reigning according to her within a corporation seized by the “haunting” not being able to carry out its mission properly.
To be continued today:
Antonio Guterres visiting Ukraine. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres travels Thursday to the Kyiv suburbs of Boutcha, Irpin and Borodianka, theaters of abuses blamed on the Russian army, as Moscow continues its offensive in the east and south of Ukraine. “I arrived in Ukraine after going to Moscow”he wrote, Wednesday evening on his Twitter account indicating that he wanted “continue our work to extend humanitarian support and ensure the evacuation of civilians from combat zones”. A few hours earlier, the head of the United Nations pleaded with Vladimir Putin for a ceasefire “as soon as possible”.
The RN launches its legislative elections in Fréjus. The presidential defeat digested, the National Rally is now turning to the legislative elections. This afternoon, the acting party boss Jordan Bardella must launch, from the city of Fréjus, a city in the hands of the RN since 2014, the campaign for the polls on June 12 and 19. Sunday evening, in the wake of Emmanuel Macron’s victory, Marine Le Pen said she would lead “the great electoral battle of the legislative elections”. After a historic score in the second round of the presidential election – 41% of the vote – the MP for Pas-de-Calais hopes to bring as many RN parliamentarians into the Assembly as possible to form a substantial opposition group.
The story :
Legislative: LFI and the PS take the first step towards an alliance. A delegation from the Socialist Party visited the headquarters of La France insoumise on Wednesday. At the end of the meeting, the two parties underlined their convergences with a view to a “shared” program in June. Read a story here.
The report :
Marine Le Pen voters: they despair, she prospers. Feeling of abandonment or social injustice, rejection of a Macron “arrogant”fear of inflation… From Seine-Maritime to Aveyron, where the extreme right is progressing, Release interacted with voters who slipped an RN ballot into the ballot box on Sunday. Read here.
The interview:
Suspension of Russian gas deliveries: “the European Commission must offer a single response.” Russia on Wednesday stopped delivering gas to Poland and Bulgaria. A historic suspension linked to the war in Ukraine, which pushes Europe to prepare for “a domino effect”, according to researcher Phuc-Vinh Nguyen. It’s here.
The portrait :
Jean-Baptiste Eyraud, well built. The spokesperson for the Right to Housing association, 67 years old, thirty of whom are activists, continues to occupy the field, even if it means finding himself recently in police custody. Read here.