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North of Paris, Saint-Denis will be the epicenter of French politics this Wednesday. Emmanuel Macron brings together the main party leaders there, with the stated ambition of finding “ways” to “advance” the country, beyond political divisions. In the absence of an absolute majority in Parliament, this “major popular initiative” promised by the Head of State before the summer break aims to build “together” legislative texts and pave the way, “if necessary”, to referenda, according to the presidential invitation letter. Participants are invited to two round tables on the international situation and institutional reforms, followed by a dinner around all the questions posed by the recent urban riots, school, authority, integration, inequalities. All the leaders of the parties represented in Parliament accepted the invitation, not without suspicion on the side of the opposition, which suspects Emmanuel Macron of seeking above all to relaunch a five-year term still struggling.
Does Ali Bongo still have the presidency of Gabon in his hands? The question is asked when since this Wednesday morning the political situation there has been particularly uncertain. After the announcement of the victory of the outgoing president with 64.27% of the votes cast, a group of a dozen soldiers announced the cancellation of the elections and the dissolution of “all the institutions of the Republic”. Journalists also heard gunfire in the capital Libreville as the borders are “closed until further notice”.
Caroline Garcia failed to repeat her performance from last year. The French, 7th in the world and semi-finalist in the previous edition, was eliminated in the first round of the US Open on Tuesday by the Chinese Yafan Wang (114th, from qualifying) 6-4, 6-1 in 1h10 . Her premature defeat is a blow for the French clan of which she was the best chance. On paper at least, because since the start of the season, the 29-year-old Lyonnaise hasn’t been able to regain her level. On Tuesday, she committed too many unforced errors (34) to worry her opponent to whom she offered the match on a sixth double fault.