Overview
- The Élysée has scheduled a Saint-Denis–style briefing for Friday at 10:30 with President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu and senior military and intelligence chiefs.
- Officials will focus the discussion on recent escalations in the Middle East and the war in Ukraine and on what those conflicts mean for France's security and energy supplies.
- Internal and external intelligence services, military intelligence, the Secrétariat général de la Défense et de la Sécurité nationale and the director-general of energy will share information the presidency holds.
- Party leaders can attend in person or send their presidential candidate and several have adjusted plans to be present, with Macron telling aides he wants potential successors to have the same briefings to inform the public debate.
- The Prime Minister has proposed extending targeted fuel aid until December 31 to relieve rising pump prices and social tensions, a move that could affect public calm and the tone of the presidential campaign.