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The threat of government censorship continues to grow. Michel Barnier is even this Monday more than ever on reprieve while negotiations with the National Rally are blocked. Indeed, according to Marine Le Pen on Sunday, the government has “put an end to the discussion”. The leading political group in the National Assembly, the RN demanded new concessions on the Social Security budget. The text will therefore be submitted this Monday for the approval of deputies, with a very high risk of a motion of censure being passed. Matignon still wants to believe in a final twist, particularly hypothetical, by replying to remain “open to dialogue”.
Emmanuel Macron will watch from afar the political crisis which will blow hard from the start of the week on the National Assembly. Refocusing his agenda on diplomacy, the tenant of the Élysée begins a three-day state visit to Saudi Arabia this Monday. He is expected in the early evening in Riyadh for a first face-to-face meeting followed by a dinner with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, de facto ruler of the kingdom. The objective is to intensify ties with this powerful actor in the Middle East and to “work together” for regional stabilization. Lebanon will therefore be at the “heart of discussions”, after a fragile truce that came into force on Wednesday between Israel and Hezbollah, a movement supported by Iran.
The understanding is no longer cordial at all at the head of Stellantis. The automobile group announced on Sunday the resignation “with immediate effect” of its boss Carlos Tavares, whose successor will be appointed in the first half of 2025. This decision is the result of “different points of view” between the board of directors and the manager , said Henri de Castries, administrator of the company. Stellantis, which produces Chrysler as well as Citroën, Fiat, Jeep, Dodge, Lancia, Opel, Peugeot, Ram and Vauxhall, published in July a sharp fall in first-half results, handicapped in particular by an 18% drop in sales. sales in North America, the group's cash machine.
