Overview

• La France insoumise refused accreditation to Le Monde’s Olivier Pérou, co‑author of the investigative book La Meute, for its Aug. 21–24 AmFis in the Drôme, alleging ethical breaches and heavy defamation.
• LFI said the measure targets only Pérou and that Le Monde can still be represented, a stance the newspaper rejects as director Jérôme Fenoglio denounced a clear obstruction to press freedom.
• Journalists’ organizations and accredited reporters protested the ban, with newsroom societies from outlets including LCI, BFMTV, Marianne and Mediapart condemning the move; Le Monde notes no party had previously barred one of its reporters from such an event.
• In Strasbourg, Les Écologistes convened a cross‑party forum with figures from the PS, communists, unitaires, insoumis and Place Publique to press for a common 2027 bid, though Jean‑Luc Mélenchon and Raphaël Glucksmann continue to reject a shared primary.
• LFI’s rentrée also centers on a push for a censure motion against Prime Minister François Bayrou over the 2026 budget and on a Sept. 10 mobilization call, underscoring strategic rifts on the left ahead of the 2026 municipal and 2027 presidential contests.