The editorial staff of “Libération” summarizes the main news of the day of Wednesday, November 13.
Every evening, the editorial staff of Libé selects the news of the day that should not be missed in France and the rest of the world.
RN trial: the prosecution demands 5 years in prison and a sentence of ineligibility for Marine Le Pen
The prosecution requested sentences of ineligibility against all the defendants, “modulated” depending on each person's responsibilities. Against Marine Le Pen, the president of the RN group in the National Assembly, prosecutors are asking for five years in prison (including two convertible farms), and five years of ineligibility. Prosecutors requested that this sentence be accompanied by a “provisional execution”that is to say it applies immediately, even if the defendants appeal. Such pain “would prohibit the defendants from running in future local or national elections”clarified the prosecutor in front of the three-time presidential candidate seated in the first row of defendants. But “we are here in a judicial forum and the law applies to everyone”, he added. Furthermore, the prosecution requires a firm fine of 2 million euros against the party.
It will be without her. The Minister of Ecological Transition Agnès Pannier-Runacher took advantage of the government question session in the Senate this Wednesday, November 13, to announce that she will not go to COP 29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, next week. The cause: the attacks “unacceptable” by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev “against France and Europe”. “Direct attacks against our country, its institutions and its territories are unjustifiable”denounced the minister at the Luxembourg Palace, accusing Azerbaijan of exploiting “the fight against climate change for an unworthy personal agenda”.
Three children killed in Haute-Savoie: mother found dead in Switzerland
A woman's body was discovered this Wednesday in a car parked in Switzerland and checks are underway to determine whether it is the mother suspected of having killed her children the day before in the village of Taninges, the other side of the border. According to the information transmitted by the Swiss police to French investigators, it is indeed this 45-year-old woman, actively sought since Tuesday, two sources close to the case told AFP, confirming information from the Dauphiné Libéré.
Donald Trump appoints Elon Musk to head a “government efficiency” ministry
Donald Trump declared Tuesday evening, November 12, that he intended to appoint the richest man on the planet, Elon Musk, to head a newly created ministry of“governmental efficiency”, jointly with Republican businessman Vivek Ramaswamy. “Together, these two great Americans will chart a path for my administration to dismantle government bureaucracy, slash excessive regulations, cut wasteful spending, and restructure federal agencies.”celebrated the president-elect in a press release, ensuring that these two allies of his campaign would “send shock waves through the system”. He even compared it to «Manhattan Project of our time”named for the American research and development program during World War II to create the atomic bomb.
France will not accept the EU-Mercosur agreement “under current conditions”, assures Barnier
France will not accept the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement “under current conditions”insisted French Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Wednesday after a meeting with the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. “I told the president that, under current conditions, this agreement is not acceptable to France and it will not be”he told journalists in Brussels. “I recommend that we do not ignore the position of a country like France”he warned. This agreement between the 27 of the EU and the Latin American countries of Mercosur (Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay) has been under discussion for more than 20 years, but its conclusion seems imminent, despite opposition from France . Denouncing “the disastrous impact that this agreement would have on entire sectors, particularly agriculture and livestock”Barnier assured that there was “the same fears in many European countries”.
Spain: the coast near Valencia placed on “red alert” for rain
The Spanish Meteorological Agency (Aemet) placed this Wednesday the coastline near Valencia in “red alert” to the rains, two weeks after the deadly floods which affected the region. “The danger is extreme. Avoid travel. River overflows and flooding may occur.warned Aemet on X. The alert is activated from 9:00 p.m. until Thursday 12:00 p.m.
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Guillaume Kasbarian, a Trumpist in the Barnier government
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Macron's speech, mass open to the public, mondovision… The reopening of Notre-Dame is taking shape
More than five years after the fire, the cathedral will reopen its doors on December 8, the day after a ceremony marked by a speech by the Head of State, who will visit in preview on November 29. The festivities, in which more than 2,000 guests will participate, will take place in the absence of the Pope. More info here.
