The editorial staff of “Libération” compiles the main news from this Thursday, December 5.
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.
Barnier out, motion accomplished, what now?
After an afternoon of speeches in the National Assembly, between attacks, pretenses and rumors, the deputies overthrew the government, with 331 votes. Much more than the absolute majority and a first since 1962. After the announcement of censorship, Emmanuel Macron announced that he would speak in a speech this Thursday evening at 8 p.m. If the entourage of the Head of State did not provide details on the moment when a new Prime Minister would be appointed, several familiar with the President affirmed that he intended to do so quickly. Follow our live.
Amnesty accuses Israel of 'genocide' in Gaza in report
The human rights organization Amnesty International has published a report accusing Israel of “commit genocide” against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip since the start of the war, calling on the international community not to be “accomplice”. “Month after month, Israel has treated the Palestinians of Gaza as a group of subhumans, unworthy of respect for human rights and dignity, demonstrating its intention to physically destroy them”said the organization's general secretary, Agnès Callamard.
In South Korea, Yoon clings to power after his failed attempt to impose martial law
South Korea's conservative President Yoon Suk-yeol is clinging to power, with his party announcing it will defeat an impeachment motion tabled in Parliament by the opposition after his failed attempt to impose martial law. Yoon caused astonishment in South Korea on Tuesday evening by declaring martial law and ordering the army to invade Parliament, before turning around six hours later under pressure from MPs and demonstrators.
Seventh night of pro-EU demonstrations in Georgia, opponents arrested
Thousands of pro-EU demonstrators gathered Wednesday evening in Tbilisi, the capital, for a seventh night of protest against the government, which increased pressure on the movement by notably arresting at least three opposition leaders. This Caucasian country has been in turmoil since the legislative elections of October 26, won by the ruling party, Georgian Dream, but denounced as rigged by the opposition. The government is also accused of hindering Georgia's ambitions to join the EU and of wanting to get closer to Moscow.
Rebels almost completely surround key Syrian city
Rebels led by radical Islamists almost completely surround the large city of Hama, in central Syria, after a dazzling offensive from the north, with the Syrian army trying to push them back. In the space of a week, and to everyone's surprise, the rebels seized a large part of Aleppo, the country's second city, continuing their momentum towards Hama, a strategic city for Bashar al's regime. -Assad because his protection is essential for that of the capital Damascus, located around 200 kilometers further south.
To be continued today
Day of strike and mobilization in the civil service in France, despite the fall of the government
Public employees are mobilizing in France for a day of action and strike at the call of public service unions in order to open a social front in the midst of a political crisis, the day after the fall of Michel Barnier's government on a motion of censure adopted by the left and the National Rally. After the railway workers and farmers, the executive is preparing for a new notice of social storm. On the other hand, the unions must take up the challenge of mobilization and unite their troops in the face of a government that has now resigned, and in the face of the tacit abandonment of the measures they denounce.
First trip to the EU by the head of Russian diplomacy since the invasion of Ukraine
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is in Malta, where his Ukrainian counterpart will also be, his first visit to a European Union country since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will also attend the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) meeting in Ta'Qali, Malta, but he has no plans to meet Lavrov. The Russian diplomat, sanctioned by the EU, has not visited the Union since a trip to Stockholm in December 2021, again for an OSCE meeting, according to Russian media.
The story
“Is it good for us or is it not good for us?” : on censorship, Marine Le Pen’s big bet
By deciding to bring down Michel Barnier, the president of the RN deputies considers herself loyal to the party base. But she herself admitted that she did not understand the consequences of the gesture for her training. Read our article.
The report
In the Morvan, the pioneers of the organic tree cultivate the magic of Christmas without pesticides
In France, around twenty farmers out of around a thousand grow Christmas trees without using chemicals. In the Morvan hills, these farmers prove that a more sustainable method of cultivation is possible. Read our article.
Françoise Cohen, slow return
The difficult exit of an unemployed woman from the ANPE fate. Published on August 28, 1998. Read our portrait.
