Washington has refused to grant agrément to Aurélien Lechevallier, who was chosen by the President of the Republic for the French embassy. The retaliation is reportedly linked to a tweet by the French mission to the UN criticising the United States

The former prime minister has called on moderates and the Republican right to put forward a single candidate for the Élysée, but no one has taken up the invitation. Primaries, personal rivalries and a desire to put Macronism behind them are keeping the centre divided.

Against the ‘Europe of war’: Bardella’s remarks in Cernobbio echo the statements made by the leader of La France insoumise. And they suggest a worrying run-off in Paris

Camille Vigogne Le Coat has written an investigative book on the Breton tycoon and tells us about the entrepreneur’s messianic project, at the heart of which lies the Institut de l’Espérance, the Catholic-conservative think tank secretly established in April 2025 and modelled on the Heritage Foundation 

In France, the rebuilding of the centre-left hinges on the primaries, which, however, risk further fracturing an already fragile camp. Three parties are called upon to choose a joint candidate for the 2027 presidential election 

A driver has been detained in Italy for over two months following the seizure in Bari of three Akeron missiles which, according to the defence, were destined for a NATO base in Greece. However, the documentation has not been accepted in Italy. Paris remains silent and the MBDA consortium has not commented

The “Phrygiens”, a circle of senior civil servants, are anonymously supporting the leader of France insoumise in his bid for the presidency, producing notes, reports and studies to bolster his credibility

France is banking on cultural diplomacy as a tool of soft power, but for the Iranian regime this constitutes ‘blatant interference’ in its internal affairs.