We begin with the traditional point on the news.
• #WEATHER REPORT Very hot ahead in France. The country will experience temperatures well above 30°C this week, a particularly early heat wave, yet another foretaste of a warming planet. Consequently, the government calls on the prefects for mobilization and the heads of schools to be attentive for this week of the baccalaureate in particular.
• #UKRAINE Emmanuel Macron goes to Romania, at the gates of Ukraine, to greet the 500 French soldiers who are deployed on a NATO baseas Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urges Westerners to send him “modern” weapons to stem the “terrifying” human cost inflicted by Russian troops.
• #LEGISLATIVE After having tied the game in the first round of the legislative elections, Nupes and the presidential coalition Together! begin a week of duels before the second round on Sunday. Guest of France 2 on Monday evening, Jean-Luc Mélenchon claimed first place and accused Beauvau of “tampering”because he believes that the Ministry of the Interior “reclassifies Nupes candidates to various left”.
• #FIRES The Gard has experienced several major fires, one of which destroyed 60 bungalows in one of the largest campsites in Europe, Grau-du-Roi, and nearly 200 hectares were burned.
• #FOOT Beaten by Croatia in Saint-Denis (1-0) despite Kylian Mbappé and Karim Benzema, the France team chained a fourth poor performance in a row on Monday evening, abandoning its title in the League of Nations.
• #BAC This is the start of the baccalaureate exams with the French and history-geography exams for students in the vocational stream. Candidates for the general baccalaureate will start tomorrow.