Overview

• Les Écologistes convened a cross‑party meeting in Strasbourg that brought together PS leader Olivier Faure, communist figures, ex‑LFI unitaires, some Insoumis and Place Publique representatives.
• Marine Tondelier urged partners to stick to the Bagneux calendar for a common program and candidate selection, with rules due by end‑2025 and a choice slated between May and October 2026.
• Several left formations said they will support a motion of censure against Prime Minister François Bayrou during the 2026 budget fight, with LFI also promoting a 10 September mobilization.
• Ahead of a major speech at LFI’s AmFis, Mélenchon’s camp signaled it remains autonomous and backs unity only on its terms, highlighting programmatic and strategic divergences.
• LFI refused accreditation to Le Monde reporter Olivier Pérou, co‑author of La Meute, a move condemned by the newspaper as an attack on press freedom and defended by LFI as a response to alleged falsehoods.