Marine Le Pen's ineligibility: the National Rally attacks the justice system

The National Rally continued to attack justice head-on, criticisms echoed by former Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin accused of fuelling the extreme right's “anti-system” discourse the day after the requisitions calling for the ineligibility of Marine Le Pen. Most of the leaders of the right and the center remained discreet in their reactions and did not agree with the RN, with the notable exception of Gérald Darmanin for whom “fighting Madame Le Pen is done at the ballot box, not elsewhere”.

Asia-Pacific Summit: a planned meeting between Xi and Biden

American Presidents Joe Biden and Chinese Xi Jinping have arrived in Lima to participate in the Asia-Pacific Summit. On the sidelines of this summit, they planned a meeting, in the midst of a tense climate before Donald Trump returned to power in January. The American and Chinese presidents are in Lima to participate in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit, which brings together 21 countries that account for 60% of the world's GDP. The forum opened on Thursday with a ministerial meeting behind closed doors. The heads of state or government will meet on Friday and Saturday.

Policy: Trump continues his appointments

Donald Trump has announced that he wants to entrust the Department of Health to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is notoriously skeptical about vaccines. Also, he wants to place two of his personal lawyers in key positions in the federal judicial system. Donald Trump announced on his social networks that under the leadership of this new boss, the Department of Health “will play a big role in ensuring that everyone is protected from the chemicals, pollutants, pesticides, pharmaceuticals and dangerous food additives that have contributed to the huge health crisis in this country.”

Olympic and Paralympic Games 2028: organizers deem the Games “apolitical” after Trump's election

The organizers of the Olympic and Paralympic Games have assured that the election of Donald Trump will not have an impact on the preparations for the Los Angeles Games in 2028. They believe that “the Games are not political.” LA28 President Casey Wasserman said at a press conference held on Thursday afternoon on the campus of the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), where the Olympic and Paralympic Village will be located in 2028, that “the Olympic Games are not political (...) It's the America Games that take place in Los Angeles. They are above politics in every aspect.”

IN SHORT

Employers and several unions have reached agreement on new rules on unemployment insurance and on the employment of seniors.

Michel Barnier announces in Ouest-France that he will “probably” make his government responsible for the budget by article 49.3 of the Constitution.

The famous statue of the Madonna and Child will return to the cathedral at the end of the day, during a torchlight procession in the streets of the capital.

While a typhoon, a “mega-earthquake” alert and still fragile consumption weighed on activity, enough to encourage the new Prime Minister to strengthen his stimulus measures, Japan saw economic growth slow sharply in the third quarter.

Despite a brief incident in the stands, the soccer match between France and Israel took place peacefully at the Stade de France. A security system was put in place after the violence last week on the sidelines of a Maccabi Tel Aviv match