Faced with soaring fuel prices, a movement similar to that of the Yellow Vests could be reborn. Some unions are calling for mobilization on October 17. “It’s always a risk,” comments former president François Hollande on RTL. “If we want to avoid blockages, the government must move very quickly,” urges the deputy for Corrèze. “If we are dealing with a cyclical issue, there could be tax cuts,” he says. The half-hearted candidate calls for “targeting measures to primarily benefit professionals” and for a “check” for individuals in order to “compensate for the price of fuel”.
Questioned this Tuesday morning on France 2 about the contribution of retirees, the Minister Delegate in charge of Energy and government spokesperson Maud Bregeon assured that “retirees are not the scapegoats” of the 2027 budget. “The bulk of the effort will be borne by the State,” she assured.
However, a “distribution of savings” is necessary, added Maud Bregeon. “Should retirees be completely exempt from the effort when certain workers could participate, I believe the answer is no.” A position in line with recent statements by Minister of Public Accounts David Amiel.
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His invitation was, to say the least, poorly received by his right-wing rivals. Last Tuesday, Édouard Philippe announced that he wanted to bring together at the beginning of November the parties ranging from MoDem to the Republicans, including Renaissance and Nouvelle Énergie, in order to identify possible programmatic convergences. Officially. On the side of Bruno Retailleau and David Lisnard, we had another interpretation of the initiative: rather than a “gathering” of the right and the center, it was rather a “gathering” behind the candidacy of the head of Horizons. Which therefore quickly received a dismissal from them.
Failing to bring together the Vendéen and the mayor of Cannes, the Norman hopes to see the presidents of parliamentary groups seated around the table, to whom he also intends to propose this meeting. The letter must be sent in the coming days, including to Laurent Wauquiez. The president of the LR deputies refuses for the moment to “pronounce on whether such a proposal was made to him”, affirms his entourage, who assures that he has not been in contact with Édouard Philippe since June and that this subject has not been broached… A way for the elected representative of Haute-Loire to maintain the vagueness, contrary to the firm “no” of Bruno Retailleau, his ex-rival in the battle for the presidency of the party.
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“One of the major projects” of his mandate. Sunday, for her political return to Hénin-Beaumont (Pas-de-Calais), Marine Le Pen chose to focus her speech on the problem of housing. The four-time candidate of the National Rally (RN) rolled out her proposals, including the repeal of the SRU law, which imposes 20 to 25% of social housing in towns with more than 3,500 inhabitants as well as the abolition of the Energy Performance Diagnosis (DPE). But it is above all his desire to prioritize French access to social housing which has attracted attention, bringing back “national priority”, this old party fight.
Faced with these proposals and the housing crisis which should enter the presidential campaign, the other candidates are positioning themselves.
Le Figaro takes stock of the program of the main contenders.
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Seven months before the first round of the presidential election, the CEO of the French insurance giant warns of the challenges ahead. The preparation of the 2027 budget and the electoral campaign will be closely followed by the markets.
In a context of low growth and high public deficit, the leader invites candidates to demonstrate responsibility. Aware that we cannot mobilize voters around a simple objective of reducing spending, he calls on them to build a vision and a collective, long-term objective.
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