Faced with a new heatwave, the French government announced the launch of an Orsec "extreme heat" plan to protect vulnerable people, particularly the elderly and the homeless, by opening dedicated cooling centers.
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Face à une nouvelle canicule, le gouvernement français a annoncé le lancement d'un plan Orsec "chaleurs extrêmes" pour protéger les personnes vulnérables, notamment les personnes âgées et les sans-abri, en ouvrant des centres de rafraîchissement dédiés.
Ministers Laurent Nuñez and Édouard Geffray will be heard by deputies in the National Assembly following tensions and violence during the high school movement.

French deputies begin examining in committee the draft state budget for 2027, aiming to reduce the deficit to 5% of GDP. The text arouses strong criticism from oppositions and social tensions in the run-up to the presidential election.

A confidential note revealing Raphaël Glucksmann's target audiences was leaked, embarrassing the presumed presidential candidate, while private remarks deemed sexist provoked the anger of Jean-Luc Mélenchon and Ségolène Royal on the eve of the socialist primary debate.

The CNCCFP approved nearly 95% of the campaign accounts of candidates for the March 2026 municipal elections in municipalities with more than 9,000 inhabitants, with no rejection for elected mayors. Out of 1,282 accounts examined, 88 were rejected or not submitted, mainly for incomplete accounts or exceeding the ceiling, while 40% of the accounts approved were approved after modification of the declared expenses.

The Ministers of the Interior Laurent Nuñez and of National Education Édouard Geffray will be heard on Wednesday at the National Assembly on the management of public order and the blocking of high schools, in a context of high school mobilizations having led to hundreds of injuries and arrests since mid-September.
The UDR mayor of Nice, Éric Ciotti, requested the dismissal of the LFI mayor of Saint-Denis, Bally Bagayoko, accused of inciting violence despite his role as a judicial police officer, while the Paris police prefect took legal action for provocation to commit an offense after his statements on the legitimacy of the violence.