The presidential elections are almost two years away, but French parties are already starting to mobilize. While some left-wing parties are once again at odds and the far right has seen its leader sentenced to five years of disqualification from office, the right is trying to turn the page on the deep crisis it has been dragging on for years. Its goal is to recapture the Élysée Palace in 2027, taking advantage of the fact that the current president, Emmanuel Macron, will have already served the two consecutive terms allowed by French law and that, for now, Macronism has no clear heir.

One year after the entry into force of the new French immigration lawNGOs warn that the law will mean thousands of non-EU foreigners will be unable to obtain a residence permit or renew it. One of the new features of the law is that foreigners will have to take a French exam to prove their mastery of the language in order to legally reside in France. Associations that work with immigrants complain that the level required is too high and will make those who fail the exam subject to deportation, even if they had previously been in a legal situation.