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Dead, fictitious or puppet members: Victorious Pécresse of a bogus election. Freed investigated the most sensitive and protected document of the Les Républicains party: the list of cardholders. Our investigation shows that the primary was marred by fraudulent maneuvers aimed at inflating the electorate, which sparked many reactions within the political class on Wednesday.
Between Russia, Ukraine and the West, tensions continue. As for several weeks, statements, announcements, negotiations and movements of military troops have not stopped all day. The Kremlin assured that it would respond firmly to British and American sanctions, while Ukraine ordered the mobilization of more than 35,000 reservists and called on its nationals to leave Russia. The American ambassador to the UN warned of the millions of displaced people that the conflict could cause. Find the latest information on the subject in our live.
The deadline for recourse to abortion is increased to fourteen weeks. After a chaotic parliamentary course, the National Assembly definitively adopted the bill providing for the extension to fourteen weeks of pregnancy, against twelve currently, of the legal deadline for recourse to abortion. Until the end, the opponents of the text will have tried to block. But in the end, the transpartisan bill was passed by 135 votes in favor, against 47 against.
Better late than never: Sanofi finally seems to have found a vaccine against Covid-19. After multiple delays, the French group, in collaboration with the British GSK, announced large-scale positive results for its vaccine. It now remains to obtain the approval of the health authorities to distribute it.
Mark Lanegan, dead raucous hard musician. Mark Lanegan, flamboyant baritone, precursor of grunge in the 80s and eternal skinned alive, died Tuesday at the age of 57. The ex-singer of the Screaming Trees had published in 2020 his memoirs in which he returned to the 90s, his friendship with Kurt Cobain and his addiction to heroin.
Atlantic salt workers are up against a European project aimed at labeling “organic” salt. The president of the Ile de Ré Sea Salt Producers Association, Louis Merlin, alerts in Release on the implementation of too broad European regulations which would allow all salt production to claim “organic” certification. Read our interview.
In Paris, Macronie is campaigning… without a candidate. Freed followed the Minister Delegate for Public Accounts, Olivier Dussopt, in a towing and door-to-door operation on Tuesday evening. A perilous exercise in seduction and defense of Macron’s five-year term while his foal is still not officially a candidate for re-election. Read our report.
At the Sainte-Marthe nursing home in Bobigny, the rebels of the “codir”. The non-renewal of the maintenance manager’s contract caused a stir within the Seine-Saint-Denis retirement home, whose director was fired and the steering committee resigned against the backdrop of a drastic savings plan. . Read our report.
Northeastern Argentina is suffocating in flames. For more than a month, the province of Corrientes has been plagued by monster fires which have already ravaged 800,000 hectares. A disaster for the economy and for the environment in one of the main wetlands and rich in biodiversity in South America. Read our story.