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06:07 : The sky is slowly lighting up. Let’s start the day with a first reminder of the main titles:
• Surprise intervention by the Ukrainian president last night during the opening ceremony of the 75th Cannes Film Festival. “We need a new Chaplin who will prove that cinema is not silent” facing the war in Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video message.
• It is the hottest day of the week. Temperatures around 35 degrees are expected in the South and records are likely to be broken.
• Elisabeth Borne had lunch yesterday with Emmanuel Macron at the Elysée where she spent a good three hours with the Head of State. They worked on the composition of the future government.
• Finland and Sweden must submit today, and jointly, their candidacies to NATO. We explain to you why Turkey opposes the accession of these two Nordic countries to the alliance.
11:39 p.m. : Elisabeth Borne is expected Friday in the 6th district of Calvados, where she is a legislative candidate, learned franceinfo from her entourage. This three-day “field” visit is conditional on the holding of the first Council of Ministers which will not take place before Thursday.
8:10 p.m. : Now Prime Minister in charge of ecological planning, Elisabeth Borne, who was Minister of Labor from 2020 to 2022, previously held the positions of Minister in charge of Transport and then of Ecological Transition. Franceinfo takes stock of its action in these first two ministries.
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8:11 p.m. : We take stock of the news:
The 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival officially kicked off with the opening ceremony. By videoconference from Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said “I am convinced that the ‘dictator’ will lose”in reference to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Charlie Chaplin’s film.
• France will intensify its arms deliveries to Ukraine “in the days and weeks to come”, promised Emmanuel Macron to Volodymyr Zelensky. Follow our live.
US President Joe Biden said the racist Buffalo killings were an act of “terrorism” and denounced the “poison” white supremacy.
Elisabeth Borne had lunch with Emmanuel Macron at the Elysée where she spent three good hours with the head of state to work on the composition of the future government. This could be unveiled tomorrow or Thursday before the next Council of Ministers.
6:29 p.m. : “I would like to meet her at least once before replacing her”.
During a trip to Nantes, thehe former presidential candidate, who hopes to reach Matignon after the legislative elections, said he was ready to debate with Elisabeth Borne, whom he described as “so-called leftist” and “at the forefront of social and ecological brutality”.
6:06 p.m. : Here is a new point on the news at the end of the afternoon:
• Elisabeth Borne had lunch with Emmanuel Macron at the Elysée Palace where she spent a good three hours with the Head of State discussing the composition of the future government. This could be unveiled tomorrow or Thursday before the next Council of Ministers.
• The Cannes Film Festival begins today. The more than 35,000 festival-goers from all over the world will have their eyes riveted on the opening ceremony at 7 p.m., chaired by Virginie Efira. Follow the day and the evening in our direct.
The trial of the November 13 attacks resumed before the special assize court in Paris with the testimony of Jesse Hughes, singer of the American rock band Eagles of Death Metal, and Eden Galindo, then guitarist, who were performing at the Bataclan on evening of November 13. Here is Catherine Fournier’s report.
• Finland and Sweden will jointly submit their NATO candidacies tomorrow, announce the two Nordic countries, despite the lingering shadow of a blockage by Turkey.
5:53 p.m. : Suspicion A list of the supposed new government is currently circulating in the editorial offices, but several ministers are already denying the composition announced by this list. “No thanks”responds to franceinfo Renaud Muselier, whose name appears at the bend of a line. “Pfff what a bullshit list”adds an outgoing minister who does not believe at all in the veracity of this information.
5:42 p.m. : For her part, Catherine Perret, confederal secretary of the CGT in charge of pensions and social protection, warns on franceinfo that “all organizations [syndicales] are ready to fight” on pension reform. “It is quite obvious that we will mobilize if we are not heard”she launched to the former Minister of Labor, just after her appointment to Matignon.
5:40 p.m. : Eight public service unions challenge the new Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne in an open letter, calling on her to increase salaries and to abandon the increase in the legal retirement age. “The first of the emergencies is that of wages and purchasing power”they hammer.
5:39 p.m. : Pending the appointment of the new government, the first Council of Ministers since the arrival at Matignon of Elisabeth Borne will not take place before Thursday, learned franceinfo from the entourage of Emmanuel Macron.
5:17 p.m. : Candidates of the New Popular Ecological and Social Union (Nupes) for the next legislative elections deplore the obstacles to registering in the prefecture. In Ile-de-France, but not only. Sophia Chikirou, Nupes-LFI candidate, specifies that difficulties have been noted in particular in Ariège and in the Rhône.
4:03 p.m. : Hello So I answer yes to the first question but to the 2nd, be careful not to overestimate the advantages enjoyed by former Prime Ministers. When you have been head of government, you are entitled to 15,000 euros gross monthly, during the three months following the end of the mission.
The outgoing head of government benefits from a police protection system coordinated by the Protection Service of the Ministry of the Interior (SDPL). In addition, for 10 years, he is entitled, on request, to the granting of a vehicle with driver, as well as to a private secretary whose duration of provision has been limited to ten years.
4:03 p.m. : Hello, if I understand correctly, Ms. Borne can be PM for a little over a month and lose it? I looked everywhere on the net, that allows him a pension for life, a bonus of more than 40k, fuel and a bodyguard for life… you confirm? thank you, it must be known out of the same, where does our money go in times of crisis
3:56 p.m. : Hello @cyclo_ecolo. Indeed, if Elisabeth Borne were elected in the next elections legislative, it would be his deputy, Freddy Sertin, who would sit in the Assembly, as we said from May 5.
4:03 p.m. : Hello Violaine. Do we know who would be Elisabeth Borne’s substitute for the legislative elections? This person has indeed every chance of being the de facto holder!
3:51 p.m. : @Guillaume Yes ! The candidates of the New Popular Ecological and Social Union (Nupes) in the legislative elections in Paris deplore the difficulties in registering in the prefecture under the political nuance “Nupes”. Critics focus on the Home Office’s new political color chart for the June 12-19 elections. The Nupes shade was not created because it “brings together candidates invested independently by the parties associated with this agreement”, what “tends to demonstrate the desire for these candidates to remain attached to their party of origin”explains the circular.
“It is extremely worrying, we dispute the circular from the Ministry of the Interior”, denounces Julien Bayou, national secretary of EELV and candidate in Paris. Letters will be sent to the ministry, and an interim order is envisaged by Nupes officials.
3:52 p.m. : A brief word on the scandal of the Ministry of the Interior which refuses the appellation NUPES for the legislative elections?
3:47 p.m. : Emmanuel Macron continues his consultations before choosing the future ministers of this tight team led by Élisabeth Borne. The difficulty comes in particular from his desire to find profiles that are politically strong but who are not candidates for the legislative elections. Jean-Jérôme Bertolus explains to you why the formation of the government will still take time.
3:42 p.m. : The niece of Marine Le Pen has decided. Marion Maréchal, now vice-president of Reconquest! after joining Eric Zemmour during the presidential election, will leave the management of the Institute of Social, Economic and Political Sciences (Issep). The former FN deputy for Vaucluse had launched this school of political science in September 2018 in Lyon, but she judged that her functions as director of the establishment were no longer compatible with her new political activities.
2:34 p.m. : Here is a new point on the news at the beginning of the afternoon:
• The day after her appointment to Matignon, Elisabeth Borne went to the National Assembly to meet the deputies of the majority. The opportunity especially for the new Prime Minister to motivate her troops for the legislative elections. “We need the largest possible majority”she said.
The trial of the November 13 attacks resumed before the special assize court in Paris with the testimony of Jesse Hughes, singer of the American rock band Eagles of Death Metal, and Eden Galindo, then guitarist, who were performing at the Bataclan on evening of November 13.
• “During the past 24 hours, 265 fighters have surrendered and taken themselves prisoner, 51 of whom have been seriously injured”, says the Russian Ministry of Defense. Follow the situation in our live.
• The Cannes Film Festival begins today. The red carpet is rolled out on the steps of the Palais des Festivals. The autograph hunters are in place. Follow the day and the evening in our direct.
1:20 p.m. : Elisabeth Borne and Emmanuel Macron are having lunch together today, according to information from France Télévisions. The new Prime Minister is currently leaving for the Elysée.