
Interview on TF1 and France 2: Russian threat, fuel prices, 2027 presidential election
Eight months before his departure from the Élysée, 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.
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Eight months before the end of his mandate, Emmanuel Macron seeks to maintain his political influence in the face of international challenges and to prepare for the 2027 presidential election.
Eight months before his departure from the Élysée, the president wanted to show Thursday evening that he remains in charge, on domestic issues as well as in the face of international tumults.
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.
Protocol, “convergences” and disagreements: how Emmanuel Macron made a place for himself in the Pope’s visit to France
STORY - The Head of State will welcome Léon XIV in Paris on Friday, and will speak alongside him at the Élysée then in Metz three days later. However, he will not participate in any of the three masses celebrated during the apostolic journey. Behind the scenes of preparations punctuated by a few misunderstandings.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Emmanuel Macron will continue to speak out on international issues until the end of his mandate.
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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 Élysée 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.

La France insoumise announces its entry into the Senate with the election of Gabriel Amard, son-in-law of Jean-Luc Mélenchon, in the Rhône, despite the barrier attempts, according to Mélenchon on X.

The senatorial elections of September 27, 2020 renewed 178 seats out of 348 in 63 French departments and several overseas territories, under the influence of the municipal elections in March, without however changing the right and center majority in the Senate.
Swiss voters on Sunday rejected by 70.1% a popular initiative aimed at including reinforced neutrality in the Federal Constitution, supported by the nationalist right and described as pro-Russian by its opponents. Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis welcomed the result, saying Swiss neutrality remains unchanged and must adapt to circumstances. In the canton of Geneva, voters also approved free contraception by 58.5%, a first in Switzerland. Another initiative on food self-sufficiency was rejected by 72.5%.