Bayrou government: preparations are accelerating
Will François Bayrou unveil his government this Sunday? The Prime Minister has indicated that he will announce his composition before Christmas. It will most likely not be tomorrow, a day of national mourning for the victims of the cyclone in Mayotte. So stay today or Tuesday. President Emmanuel Macron returned this morning from his African tour, which tips the scales for the first option.
In any case, the centrist leader continued during the weekend to refine his team, which he wants to be tight and as open as possible. The Republicans say they are in favor of participation, but it will be without Laurent Wauquiez, who “declined”. Former socialist minister François Rebsamen says he is ready to “get involved”. As for Erwan Balanant, once expected, “there is no chance” that he will get back a ministry, confided the Finistère MP this morning.
Strong winds: Côtes-d’Armor and Ille-et-Vilaine placed on orange alert
A week after the devastating passage of Cyclone Chido in Mayotte, water is back in the tap, but the water towers will continue until December 27 to manage the shortage in this territory where the temperature exceeds 30°C. . A container ship from the CMA-CGM company must deliver 1.6 million liters of water today. “By the end of this weekend, 90% of the population will be connected to running water,” promised the resigning Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau. Mahorean schools will not be able to open for the start of the school year, on January 13.
Vendée Globe: Richomme and Dalin head towards Cape Horn
Yoann Richomme and Charlie Dalin are still battling it out at the top of the Vendée Globe. At 11 a.m., the skipper of Paprec Arkéa was ahead of his pursuer by 35 nautical miles. Sébastien Simon, in third position, is losing ground. The two leaders should cross Cape Horn during the night from Monday to Tuesday, three or four days ahead of the passage time of race record holder Armel Le Cléac'h.
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Israeli strikes kill 28 people in Gaza
Gaza Civil Defense announced the deaths of 28 people in several Israeli strikes overnight and this morning, including four children in a school building housing displaced people, where the IDF claims to have “targeted” “Hamas terrorists”. New deaths which, according to Hamas, bring the death toll to 45,259 since the start of the conflict 14 months ago.
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