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The mass celebrated by Pope Leo XIV at Place de la Concorde brought together French political figures, reflecting the current divisions between the left and other political movements on social and environmental issues.
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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.

The US government will formalize on Monday the abandonment of fuel efficiency targets set under Biden for new cars, with a target of 34.5 mpg by 2031 instead of 50.4 mpg, according to Trump who says this will lower the prices of new vehicles by $900 on average.

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 Rhône and Marc Péré in Haute-Garonne.

Executives from La France Insoumise and the Socialist Party denounce the hypocrisy of Emmanuel Macron concerning his statements on the West Bank, after France allegedly authorized Benyamin Netanyahu to fly over its airspace, according to franceinfo. Furthermore, many political figures attended the mass of Pope Leo XIV at Place de la Concorde, while left-wing figures were absent, having preferred to participate in climate marches.

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.