France

Political discussions are heating up regarding the 2027 presidential election, with reports indicating that President Emmanuel Macron's circle is considering Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu as a potential candidate. This comes amid dissatisfaction with current declared hopefuls Edouard Philippe, Mayor of Le Havre and founding president of the Horizons party, and Gabriel Attal, General Secretary of Renaissance. Separately, Marine Tondelier, National Secretary of The Ecologists, has proposed bilateral meetings with all left-wing parties to discuss the upcoming election.

The government is facing a deadlock over revising a law that sought to ban social media access for minors under 15, following its recent overturning by the Constitutional Council. President Macron is reportedly urging a swift redrafting of the legislation. In other news, a major data breach has exposed sensitive tax information belonging to 678,000 individuals, prompting the Paris prosecutor's office to launch an investigation into the incident.

While the wildfire in the Landes region has reportedly reached a 'favorable' state with no major resurgence overnight, a new forest fire in the Ardennes is described as 'unfavorable.' Heatwave alerts have also shifted, with 28 eastern departments now placed on orange alert. Meanwhile, concerns are growing over the 'alarming normalization' of the Nazi salute in public spaces, and an investigation is underway regarding a Republican Guard warrant officer allegedly promoting racist theories without repercussions.