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Emmanuel Macron delivers his 2026 New Year's wishes to the French
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President Emmanuel Macron delivered his New Year's wishes to the French on Wednesday evening for 2026, stating that this year «must be and will be a useful year». In a short address lasting less than ten minutes, he addressed domestic and international challenges while reaffirming his commitment until the end of his term.
On the eve of the opening of her appeal trial in the parliamentary assistants case, Jordan Bardella, president of the Rassemblement National (RN), reaffirmed his total support for Marine Le Pen. He stated that a new conviction for ineligibility would be "profoundly worrying for democracy". Bardella also emphasized that he is not a candidate for the 2027 presidential election.
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In an interview with Le Figaro, former Prime Minister Michel Barnier, now an LR deputy for Paris, expresses doubts about organizing primaries before the presidential election. He proposes instead elaborating a pact for France to submit to the French people. Barnier explains his recent silence as a way to give more meaning to his statements and stresses the need for a united republican right.