The right supports Xavier Bertrand for Matignon, tourism on the rise in Paris, Jegou and Auradou back in France… The 3 news items to remember at midday

The right supports Xavier Bertrand for Matignon, tourism on the rise in Paris, Jegou and Auradou back in France… The 3 news items to remember at midday
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THE POINT OF NOON – Find the main news published this Wednesday, September 4 in the morning on our site.

New Prime Minister: “We will not oppose the appointment of Xavier Bertrand,” says Bruno Retailleau

Annie Genevard, Bruno Retailleau and Laurent Wauquiez at the Élysée, August 23, 2024.
Abdul Saboor / REUTERS

Having run out of steam on Monday, the Xavier Bertrand hypothesis regained some colour the following day. Still looking for a prime minister, Emmanuel Macron picked up his phone again on Tuesday morning to consult the leading figures of the right, Gérard Larcher, Laurent Wauquiez and Bruno Retailleau. All of whom displayed a more open position than usual.

Follow the political negotiations live on the website of Figaro.

Paris 2024 has allowed France to fill up on foreign tourists this summer

International tourist arrivals peaked on July 25 in Paris.
Angel Adams / Zuma / Panoramic

This summer, the Olympic Games attracted fans from all over the world, dressed from head to toe in the colours of their country and Paris 2024. This was the pleasant tourist surprise of the summer in France, where the season was disrupted by the Olympic Games. For example, the Chinese clientele – which had been missing since Covid – increased by 43% in July and August.

Auradou-Jégou affair: the two French players expected in Paris this Wednesday afternoon

Hugo Auradou, left, and Oscar Jégou, right.
Tomas Cuesta / REUTERS

The two French rugby players charged with rape in Argentina were leaving for France on Tuesday evening, after being authorized by the courts to leave the South American country, where according to their lawyer, they lived for two months. “horror movie”According to their Argentinian lawyer Rafael Cuneo Libarona, they were due to land in France around 5:45 p.m.


Today’s figure: 850,000

This is the number of retirees who will see their pension increased in October, as part of the second wave of revaluation of the “small retreats» provided for by the pension reform. “They will receive two types of payments,” said the general director of Cnav, Renaud Villard, at Parisian. A catch-up of the increase that people should have received in 2023, on September 25, and the increased pension on October 9.


Quote of the day: what did Raymond Devos say about waiting?

Quote of the day.
THE FIGARO

I make people wait to pass the time.

Raymond Devos


The most striking photo of the news

Pope Francis blesses migrants during his apostolic visit to Asia, in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Vatican Media / via REUTERS

Video of the day


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