2024-04-07 09:09:38
When the Algerian president praised France
A state visit by Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune is planned for the end of September in France. It has been postponed many times due to diplomatic tensions and the sometimes revanchist posture of the Algerian president, regarding the history of the two countries. His state of mind, it seems, has not always been the same.
“Our only partner is France with whom we have history, language and culture in common. If I one day come to power, my priority will be to strengthen and consolidate ties with France,” he confided at the time of his crossing of the desert to Hamid Siad, the king of breweries, who published on April 17 in Éditions Ramsay his Memoirs, “From Kabylie to Paris”.
Hidalgo and Braun-Pivet are on a plane
Coincidentally, last week, Anne Hidalgo and Yaël Braun-Pivet were traveling to kyiv simultaneously. And seated one row apart on the plane which took them to Warsaw (Poland), an essential step to reach Ukraine. Except that upon landing, an incident forced the pilot to go around before restarting the maneuver.
Quite banal and not serious, but impressive. “Yaël, if we crash, at least we will have a nice tribute,” smiled the mayor of Paris. Tit-for-tat response from the President of the Assembly: “Yes, but it will be a big blow to parity in politics! »
“The Lion King” roars again
The musical “The Lion King”, which has just passed the milestone of 1.2 million spectators in Paris, is playing until July 14. But the show should return in the fall, for a fourth season at the Mogador theater. This would be unprecedented for the Disney-branded musical, but with a season already better than the previous one, the dynamic is not weakening, prompting producer Stage Entertainment France to relaunch castings to renew the cast of children in the roles of Simba and Nala.
Vallaud, do you want it or not?
Debate on the Sixth Republic in Grenoble, support for Pépito employees in Château-Thierry (Aisne), trip on the theme of work to Angers, interview with Têtu where he says he is “in favor of an ethical GPA”: Boris Vallaud invests all the grounds for a month. Enough to raise questions about the ambitions of the boss of the socialist deputies for 2027. But at the PS, one sentence comes back, nagging: “Boris is the best, but he doesn’t want it. » His wife, the former Minister of Education Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, however assures the opposite.
Macif ensured
Macif attracted 120,000 new member customers last year, for a total of 5.8 million. Good figures to be announced on Tuesday by Jean-Philippe Dogneton, general manager of the Niort-based insurer. The flagship of the Aéma mutual group (Aésio Mutuelle, Abeille Assurances, Ofi Invest, etc.) recorded 2.07 million new gross contracts, including 1.77 million in damages.
Yvelines and Beauvau, a story of trust
A former police advisor to Gérald Darmanin, Olivier Dimpre, is to take over as head of the Yvelines departmental public security directorate. Former deputy director of security for the Rugby World Cup, he will replace Julien Defer in the department, who left a month ago… to the office of the Minister of the Interior.
The spoiled Christmas of destockers
While the shelves were chock full of light garlands and Christmas baubles at low prices, at the end of 2023, the big French destockers were looking grim. Their products, which are traditionally sold out, have this time been shunned by consumers.
“They were three times more expensive than on the Chinese marketplace Temu, which won the prize,” remembers a professional in the sector with bitterness. Some disgusted destockers found a solution: they put away the garlands and put food in their place. »
Horizons annoys the MoDem
Île-de-France referent of Édouard Philippe’s Horizons movement, Arnaud Péricard reaches out to the right to create a link between the majority and LR, with a view to the 2026 municipal elections and the 2027 presidential election. Without mentioning the MoDem. An Ile-de-France executive from François Bayrou’s party spotted it. He recalls the towns held by the MoDem and taunts: “Remind me how many elected officials they had in the last elections? »
Larcher praises Rambouillet
Visiting his hometown on Friday, the President (LR) of the Senate, Gérard Larcher, believes that Rambouillet (Yvelines) is “a track to the stars”. A reference to his career but above all to the local contribution to the national gendarmerie. Coming to inaugurate a plaque listing the names of the commanders of the Rambouillet company since 1814, he noted that some had become generals.
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