The presidency of the Assembly, Ursula von der Leyen reappointed, the fire in Nice, D-8 before the Olympics… Franceinfo’s updates for Thursday July 18, 2024

Around Édouard Marguier, the informed debate the news of Thursday, July 18, 2024.

The guests

François Miguet, economic journalist at Point.

Veronique Reille-SoultPresident of Backbone Consulting, lecturer in crisis communication at Sciences Po and author of The Ultimate Power, the hidden face of social networkspublished by CERF.

Bruno Cautrèspolitical scientist, researcher at CEVIPOF, teacher at Sciences Po.

The themes

The vote of the new deputies for the presidency of the National Assembly. EUntil Saturday, the 577 deputies will also choose from among themselves the elected representatives who will occupy the key positions in the new National Assembly.

Another election, that Ursula von der Leyen who is reappointed as head of the European Commission. What can we expect from his new mandate?

Seven dead in a fire, probably arson, in a building in NiceThe disaster ravaged an apartment on the seventh and top floor of a building in this working-class district in the west of Nice, classified as “city policy” and plagued by drug trafficking.

The Olympic Games start in 8 days. The first delegations of athletes have arrived at the Olympic Village, which has officially opened its doors. Is the establishment of an anti-terrorist sector well understood?