What’s on the front page of Le Monde?
The front page of Le Monde this morning – 27/11/2024 – reports on French politics.
While the left and the National Rally do not rule out bringing down the Barnier government in the coming weeks, the country could find itself in unprecedented uncertainty which would increase investor distrust.
Donald Trump undoubtedly definitely escapes his criminal responsibilities. The president-elect recorded, on Monday, a decisive victory in his tussle with his country’s justice system, which left him subject to a wave of indictments in 2023.
Anna Hidalgo is pictured on the front page. The socialist mayor announced in an interview with “Le Monde” that she would like Senator Rémi Féraud to succeed her. On the national level, she prefers negotiation rather than censure of the Barnier government.
‘Russia launches record number of drones’ & ‘French mass rape trial concludes’ & ‘Merkel releases highly anticipated memoir’ – Paper Talk Europe
Russia’s record bombing of Ukraine leads much of the bloc’s major news sites this morning as Ukraine’s air force says it has shot down 76 Russian drones in 17 regions, whilst another 95 were lost from their radars or downed by electronic jamming defensive systems in overnights attacks.
Former German chancellor Angela Merkel also dominates much of the European news. A formidable feature of European politics, Merkel served Germany for 16 years. Today, her memoir Freedom is released. The highly anticipated memoir confronts criticisms of her policies on Russia and migration, which some say left Germany overly dependent on Russian gas and has fueled the rise of the far right in the Deutschland.
The conclusion of the mass rape trial in France finds plenty of space as prosecutors demand the maximum sentence for Gisèle Pelicot’s ex-husband and women around the world protesting for an end to violence against women. Much of the European media – including the UK – are running various campaigns and stories around violence towards women, sexual assault and calls for governments to do better.
