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In Fréjus, L’Express not found
Difficult to obtain the paper version of L’Express at newsagents in the agglomeration of Fréjus, in the Var. According to several sources, the city’s mayor, David Rachline, sent his relatives to buy all the copies of our newspaper. The goal: to prevent its constituents from being able to read our investigation, the result of several months’ work, on the “politico-financial system” put in place by the vice-president of the RN, in the words of the president of the region Renaud Muselier.
Fortunately for the people of Var, the article is still available, and even in its enriched version, on our website and our application…
The wings of Braun-Pivet
“She takes the plane, it makes a difference with her predecessor…”: Yaël Braun Pivet, unlike Richard Ferrand, is not afraid of the plane. As a result, the President of the National Assembly does not only receive foreign personalities, she takes the opportunity to make sensitive diplomatic trips. After Ukraine at the end of last year, she begins a three-day trip to Armenia this Thursday evening. A delicate visit in the context, prepared with the Elysée and the Quai d’Orsay.
Dissolution: Faure’s calculations
While his competitors accuse him of being subject to the Nupes and want to leave it for some, the first secretary of the PS, Olivier Faure, comes out with an argument – and his calculator: “If the Nupes breaks up, Emmanuel Macron can dissolve in the ‘moment.” Explanation: in 219 constituencies, the RN came third in the legislative elections of June 2012, behind Renaissance or Nupes. In 159 cases, if the left scatters, it is eliminated. Conclusion: “Without progressing by a single point, Macron’s candidates would mechanically face the RN, so the president would obtain an absolute majority and continue to make the far right his main opponent, which suits him perfectly.”
Martinez and Last renovation: the clash of cultures
Marine Tondelier dreamed of it, the new national secretary of EELV achieved her goals: to organize “a moment” – yes, it seems that is the right expression – between the general secretary of the CGT Philippe Martinez and the young activists of the climate, including those of the Last Renovation collective. Monday evening, the youtuber Usul will lead the discussion.
Pensions: Roussel, smart as a communist
It is an understatement to say that the leader of the Communists has demonstrated his frank camaraderie with regard to the Nupes. His repeated criticisms, his “steps aside”, as they say euphemistically among the “cocos”, frankly annoyed rebellious, socialists and environmentalists. But with the pension battle approaching, Fabien Roussel has returned home. “We see him much more often, he is much more of a driving force in intergroup meetings. He is pro-active, calls us, sees trade unionists and reports the exchanges to us”, welcomes an insubordinate deputy. A deputy executive of the PS is not fooled: “he knows that he must be there … The battle for pensions is also the start of the battle for 2027, he is not unaware of it.” Comrades always have ideas in mind.