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1- Valérie Pécresse, LR presidential candidate

A woman on the right.

Saturday, with 60.95% of the vote, Valérie Pécresse, the president of the Ile-de-France region, was appointed this Saturday LR candidate for the presidential election of 2022. She beat her opponent in the second round, Eric Ciotti .

For the first time, the 150,000 LR activists have chosen a woman as presidential candidate.

"I think of all the women of France today and I say thank you to the members of this daring" launched Valérie Pécresse.

The candidate must now face the challenge of unity, while Eric Ciotti, on Sunday, already reproached him for not sending "the right message" by refusing to take up some of his proposals.

2- In Lesbos, Pope Francis denounces "a shipwreck of civilization"

"Let's stop this sinking of civilization!"

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This Sunday, December 5, Pope Francis launched an appeal for solidarity in the migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos.

The Sovereign Pontiff pleaded in favor of better integration of migrants in Europe.

In a vibrant speech he declared that the Mediterranean "is becoming a cold graveyard without tombstones".

Once again, the cause of the refugees remains the cornerstone of the Pope's 35th trip.

Jorge Bergoglio, himself from a family of Italian migrants settled in Argentina, never ceases to advocate welcoming thousands of “brothers and sisters”.

3- The Omicron variant identified in 38 countries, the IMF worried about growth

An ever-growing number of countries were reporting cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant on Friday which, although the WHO says it has no knowledge of fatal cases at this time, is so worried that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is considering revising its global growth forecasts.

The WHO considers it "probable" that the variant spreads globally, especially since, according to a South African study, the risk of catching Covid-19 again is three times greater with Omicron than with Beta and Delta variants.

Nevertheless, some experts even believe that the signals are "encouraging" about its dangerousness.

Laboratories have also expressed confidence in their ability to adapt vaccines.

4- First meeting under pressure for Eric Zemmour

Eric Zemmour, officially a presidential candidate, held his first meeting in Villepinte on Sunday.

He announced the name of his party: “Reconquest!

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A demonstration against the candidate took place in Barbès while other hostile activists joined Villepinte.

The meeting was also punctuated by numerous incidents.

A team of journalists from the Quotidien show was briefly attacked and exfiltrated by the security team.

SOS racism activists wearing “No to Racism” T-shirts were also attacked and injured by several people in the room.


5- PSG wins a draw against Lens in Ligue 1

On the wire.

PSG did well on Saturday night in Lens, avoiding defeat at the last second.

He managed to bring back a miraculous draw (1-1) by equalizing in added time.

Saved in extremis, once again, in a season where PSG rarely crushes their opponent but always ends up getting by.

Something to worry about for the future.

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