The editorial staff of “Libération” compiles the main news from this Friday, June 28 in the morning.
Every morning, the editorial staff of Libé selects the essential news in France, the rest of the world and those to follow during the day.
Second legislative debate between Attal, Bardella and Faure
Two days after the first round, the “three blocks” in the race for the early legislative elections clashed again during a debate this Thursday, June 27 on France 2. Gabriel Attal (Ensemble) and Jordan Bardella (Rassemblement National) and the socialist Olivier Faure (NFP) debated three days before the first round of the vote. If the current Prime Minister promises “Referendum [par an] on a subject of importance to the French”the president of the RN assures that he will be a “Daily Prime Minister”. For his part, the leader of the Socialist Party praises the “quiet strength […] who knows where she’s going” – to dispel the ghost of a Jean-Luc Mélenchon in Matignon. The recap of the debate in 10 exchanges.
Debate also in the United States between Biden and Trump
First debate of the American presidential election and first confrontation between Joe Biden and Donald Trump in four years. The current and former presidents of the United States crossed swords again this Thursday. They offered a painful spectacle: the incumbent Democrat was very diminished in the face of the lies spouted by his Republican rival. On stage, Joe Biden often appeared confused, mincing his words and getting tangled up more than once. For his part, Donald Trump, convicted of criminal charges at the end of May, largely multiplied and untruths, particularly on immigration, without the intervention of the two CNN journalists hosting the evening. The account of the debate by our correspondent in New York.
EU: von der Leyen reappointed as head of the Commission, Kallas becomes Minister of Foreign Affairs
The key positions in the European Union, the “top jobs”, were awarded almost 20 days after the European elections. EU leaders met at a summit on Thursday and awarded Ursula von der Leyen a second term – five more years – as head of the Commission. Estonian Kaja Kallas, a strong voice on Ukraine, has been entrusted with European diplomacy. The European Council will be chaired by the former Socialist Prime Minister of Portugal António Costa, whose openness and sense of dialogue have often been praised. This agreement on key EU positions was quickly concluded, despite strong resistance from the Italian Giorgia Meloni and the Hungarian Viktor Orban.
The editorial staff of Marianne on strike
A last-minute about-face. The employees of the weekly Marianneabout to be bought by far-right billionaire Pierre-Edouard Stérin, announced in a press release on Thursday evening, June 27, that they had “voted for a renewable 24-hour strike, which will begin Friday June 28 at 6 a.m.”. Repulsed by press articles presenting the links between Pierre-Edouard Stérin and the National Rally, the editorial team also rejected the buyer and asked the current shareholder, the CMI group of Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky, to “to seek new buyers capable of ensuring the editorial independence of Marianne and the economic sustainability of the title”. Our article.
One dead, eight injured as roof falls from New Delhi airport
One person died and eight were injured on Friday when the roof of a newly renovated terminal building at New Delhi airport partially collapsed, firefighters said. Heavy rains caused giant steel beams to fall onto the terminal’s departures plaza, crushing vehicles inside. The terminal is used only for domestic flights and is one of several projects inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in March ahead of the country’s general elections.
To be continued today
Presidential election in Iran. Some 61 million Iranians are called to the polls this Friday for the presidential election. Its outcome looks uncertain due to the breakthrough of a reformer against three other divided conservative candidates. The surprise could therefore come from Masoud Pezeshkian, a 69-year-old MP who was almost unknown before his campaign. The vote had to be organized urgently, after the death of President Ebrahim Raïssi in a helicopter accident on May 19. It is closely followed abroad while Iran, a heavyweight in the Middle East, is at the heart of several geopolitical crises, from the war in Gaza to the nuclear issue, in which it opposes Western countries.
Narrative
Legislative elections: Gérald Darmanin, the blessed of dissolution. For six months, the Minister of the Interior has been preparing for this political big bang, warning behind the scenes of its imminence. As he prepares to return to the Palais-Bourbon, he is distancing himself from Macron, freeing himself from Edouard Philippe and not ruling anything out. Our story.
Encounter
Olympic Games 2024: Renaud Lavillenie, the Paris of a legend. The French Athletics Championships, which begin this Friday, are the Olympic champion’s last chance to qualify for the Games. We met him during his preparation so he could tell us about his career, filled with extraordinary figures.
The portrait
Julia Torlet, everyone shouts SOS. The new president of SOS Homophobia is alarmed by the possibility of the far right coming to power after the legislative elections. His portrait.
