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France maintains complex relations with Israel and Palestine, oscillating between support for Israel's security and defense of Palestinian rights. Emmanuel Macron's recent statements on the West Bank have revived internal debates on the coherence of French foreign policy.
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Mass of Leo XIV at La Concorde: from Sébastien Lecornu to Marine Le Pen, many political figures in the stands
Several political leaders from the center, the right and the National Rally attended the mass celebrated by Pope Leo XIV on Saturday at Place de la Concorde. The main figures on the left were absent, several having chosen to participate in the climate marches.
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The left will intensify its criticism of Emmanuel Macron regarding his Middle East policy.
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During the senatorial elections of September 27, the National Rally entered the Senate for the first time with at least 15 seats, while the Republicans lost around seven seats and La France insoumise entered the Senate thanks to Gabriel Amard in RhÎne and Marc Péré in Haute-Garonne.

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During the senatorial elections of September 27, 2023, 178 of the 348 seats in the Senate were renewed. The right and center right retain their majority thanks to the groups Les Républicains and Union centrist. The National Rally constitutes a group in the Senate for the first time with 11 new elected officials, while La France insoumise enters the Senate. The Socialist Party remains stable and the Ecologists lose a few seats.

Emmanuel Macron will welcome Pope Leo XIV in Paris on Friday and will speak alongside him at the ĂlysĂ©e then in Metz three days later, although he will not participate in any of the three masses celebrated during the apostolic trip. Several political leaders from the center, the right and the National Rally attended the mass at Place de la Concorde, while the main left-wing figures were absent, having chosen to participate in the climate marches.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced his resignation on Sunday to run in October's early legislative elections, initially scheduled for December 2027 but brought forward after nearly two years of student protests triggered by the collapse of a marquee in Novi Sad in November 2024, which left 16 dead and was attributed to corruption. Minutes before his resignation, he pardoned 49 people, including 23 linked to the protests, and Ana Brnabic now serves as interim president.

Eight months before his departure from the ĂlysĂ©e, Emmanuel Macron wanted to show Thursday evening during an interview on TF1 and France 2 that he remains in charge on domestic issues and in the face of international tumults, in particular the Russian threat and fuel prices, while looking ahead to the presidential election of 2027.