Retailleau wants to stay at the Interior, Bayrou continues controversies, Renault on the rise… The 3 pieces of information to remember at midday

Retailleau wants to stay at the Interior, Bayrou continues controversies, Renault on the rise… The 3 pieces of information to remember at midday
Retailleau wants to stay at the Interior, Bayrou continues controversies, Renault on the rise… The 3 pieces of information to remember at midday

THE POINT OF NOON – Find most of the news published this Wednesday, December 18 in the morning on our site.

Reshuffle: Bruno Retailleau “wishes” to remain Minister of the Interior, but believes that “the conditions are not met”

Bruno Retailleau, December 13.
ALAIN JOCARD / AFP

Will Bruno Retailleau be part of François Bayrou’s government? “As I speak to you, I don’t know.”confided the resigning minister who however added that he would like to remain in his post if his “red lines» were not crossed.

Mayotte outside the “national territory”? François Bayrou once again pinned down by the opposition

Prime Minister François Bayrou.
Sarah Meyssonnier / REUTERS

The new prime minister continues the controversies. On Monday, François Bayrou was criticized for his presence at the municipal council, instead of having traveled to Mayotte. He once again caused an outcry from the opposition by considering the archipelago heavily affected by Cyclone Chido as being outside the “national territory”.

Follow live on Le Figaro the continuation of the negotiations around the government reshuffle.

Renault gains more than 6% at the opening of the Stock Exchange after the announcement of a possible merger between Nissan and Honda

Renault.
JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP

Renault is in great form this morning. The title of the French automobile group jumped more than 6% at the opening of the Paris Stock Exchange on Wednesday, after the Japanese giant Honda indicated that it was exploring the possibility of a merger with its compatriot Nissan, of which Renault still holds more than 22 % of capital.


The number of the day: 9200

Or the amount in euros of tax relief that a couple can benefit from each year by making a partial surrender of a life insurance contract. provided that this contract was opened before November 2016.

Discover the six other recommendations of the Figaro to reduce taxes before the end of the year.


Quote of the day: what did comedian Pierre Dac say about the government?

Quote of the day.
LE FIGARO

Parliament includes the National Assembly and the Senate which, for their part, do their best to understand what is being said to them

Pierre Dac


Today’s news photo:

Aerial photo, taken by a drone, of the snow-covered Jinfo Mountain in Nanchuan District, southwest China.
Xinhua/ABACA

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