Gabriel Attal runs for president of Renaissance Group

The discussion is skewing to the left. The leaders of the new Popular Front, who held a fifth day of negotiations on Friday, no longer risked committing to a name for Matignon this weekend. French coordinator Manuel Bompard said the schedule could even be extended to July 18, when deputies are due to return to parliament to elect a president.

Hughette Bello Tracks. The Communists are pushing Candidacy President of Reunion Islandclose to LFI, for The Socialist Party is defending the candidacy of its first secretary, Olivier Faure.

Towards censorship? RN boss Marine Le Pen warned that her party “will scrutinize any government that includes ministers from the LFI and environmentalists”. Several leaders of the Centre group have also issued threats, starting with Gabriel Attal, who pledged on Friday to “protect France from any government that includes ministers from the RN or LFI” in his statement of faith as president of the Renaissance group in parliament.

Renaissance renamed? Gabriel, the only candidate in the elections scheduled for this Saturday, has proposed renaming the organization “Together for the Republic”, despite being considered ambitious by Elisabeth Bohn and Gerald Darmanin, hoping to make it “indispensable” for the realization of “most of the projects and ideas”.

Emmanuel Macron lamented disunity within his camp. period Tenor meeting at the Elysee Palace on FridayThe head of state expressed regret over the “disastrous scenes” that have emerged in his camp in recent days. The president urged his troops to prioritize “the country and not premature ambitions.”

Gerald Darmanin was annoyed. In addition to the departure of historical Macronist Sacha Houlié, who will not join the Renaissance bloc, the interior minister also seemed annoyed by the turn of events. He confirmed that this election will resolve neither “political lines” nor “the functioning of political parties”. “Solidarity (like conjugal life) cannot be prescribed: it is built every day,” he said in a message to Renaissance deputies, calling for a “critical review”.