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Social democrats and Greens have so far failed to compete with radical left candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon. Doing so is essential to avoid the 2027 presidential election becoming a showdown between anti-establishment parties.
In a bid to win back his party's traditional base, the new Labour prime minister is focusing on domestic policy. However, his ambitions for industrial revival could pave the way for closer ties with the European Union, observes political scientist Sébastien Maillard.
In 2006, at the height of the Sri Lankan civil war, 17 Action Against Hunger workers were executed at point-blank range while providing drinking water to local communities. Since then, humanitarian work has been profoundly disrupted, write two legal advisers, calling on states to protect the profession.
Twenty-nine US states have taken legal action against Mark Zuckerberg's company, Meta. This trial signals a crucial societal wake-up call, reminiscent of the shift in public opinion against tobacco giants 30 years ago.
Hard-left candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon hopes to lead in the polls on the left and rally voters to reach the runoff. Yet left-wing voters are divided over both his personality and his ability to beat the far right, writes political scientist Antoine Bristielle.
Romanian political scientist Cristian Pirvulescu argues that, by once again choosing a politically divisive subject while refusing to deliver a moral verdict, filmmaker Cristian Mungiu cultivates ambiguity that serves reactionary circles.
Five years after the Taliban seized power by force and began systematically erasing women from public life with extreme violence, what can justify the international normalization of the regime? Europe must uphold its principles and act collectively, or risk moral bankruptcy and geopolitical decline in the region.
While a large majority of French people still view paying taxes as a civic duty, a massive hacking operation against the tax authority, affecting several hundred thousand taxpayers, is dangerously fueling public distrust of the government.
In the occupied territories, scenes of looting and murder have multiplied over the past two months. As elections in Israel and Palestine approach, the historian calls for France to impose sanctions.
Public figures including Sophie Pouget, president of UN Women France, and Chela Noori, president of Afghanes de France, are calling for urgent action to support Afghan women who, five years after the Taliban's return to power, are both victims and resisters.
Following the expulsion order issued against the Russian propagandist at the end of July, Jean-Noël Barrot emphasizes the importance of distinguishing between opinion, which seeks to persuade; information manipulation, which aims to deceive; and interference, whose objective is to exert outside pressure on our freedom of choice.
Since returning to the White House, President Donald Trump has racked up several failures in the region, from the war he launched against Iran alongside Israel to how he has handled the Palestinian issue, demonstrating his incompetence.
In an interview with Le Monde, the author of the cult novel 'Into the Forest' calls for thinking beyond infinite growth, which she sees as incompatible with protecting the living world.
In a new essay, the Senegalese writer explores what might foster the emergence of African societies more focused on individual dignity. In an interview with Le Monde, he argues that public policies must be rethought and redefined around local philosophies and resources.
Watching a film that celebrates courage, justice and loyalty sparks an immediate but fleeting surge of generosity. Why not extend that moment through social and political engagement in support of these values, suggests Pierre-Henri Najar, consultant and comic book fan, in this op-ed for Le Monde.
After the 2014-2016 West African Ebola epidemic and the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, 'pandemic preparedness' has become a global watchword. Yet, new flaws have come to light during the current Ebola crisis. Even when funding is available, it often arrives too late.
After the building permit for a planned data center in the northern Paris suburb of Le Bourget was revoked, suburban departmental head Stéphane Troussel calls for a pause and holding a public debate in the interest of local residents.
In Lebanon, Gaza and Iran, Israel deploys military might without ever addressing the political issues raised by the conflicts. The decision to always postpone these issues now represents a danger, writes foreign policy analyst Yonatan Touval.
While fiscal discipline is necessary, it can become counterproductive in the absence of demand, the five chief economists of Scandinavian trade union organizations warn, denouncing the strategy of Finland's far-right government.
Transitional authorities tasked with holding the Bashar al-Assad regime accountable must at once convince Syrians that impunity is over while also ensuring that justice is served fairly.
The German chancellor, who finds himself increasingly isolated, even within his own party, repeatedly makes missteps and fails to set a clear political course for Germany, laments Franco-German author Nils Minkmar in this opinion piece.
By signing an executive order on Monday recommending, among other things, that US states reduce the number of vaccines administered in pediatric care, US President Donald Trump is irresponsibly fueling the poison of suspicion.
The law on assisted dying guarantees no psychological support for 'those who remain once everything is over,' warn public health physician Hélène Rossinot and researcher Mickaël Worms-Ehrminger.
The surge of artificial intelligence, which scrapes journalistic content, is putting the media sector to the test as layoffs continue to mount.
Agriculture, access to water, and the economy have long depended on physical and biological conditions we once took for granted. Now, global warming is calling this stability into question.
In a society built around speed, the push to sort, repair and reuse objects runs up against a lack of time. This is a blind spot in public policies focused on changing individual behavior, argues the researcher for Le Monde.
The agreement, signed on August 7 by the three countries, reflects the declining influence of the US in the region and the signatories' desire to contain Israel and Iran.
The new head coach of the French national football team embodies a counter-narrative to the dominant French story, serving as an antidote to far-right ideas, and also challenges some of the assumptions held by parts of the left, writes former ambassador Karim Amellal.
Despite the Iranian regime's relentless crackdown against civilians, the country's society continues to pursue its path to freedom, writes Farid Vahid, co-director of the North Africa and Middle East Observatory at the Jean Jaurès Foundation.