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Bayrou's tenure as PM was the fourth shortest of France's Fifth Republic

François Bayrou stayed in office for three times longer than his predecessor, Michel Barnier.

Published yesterday at 7:07 pm (Paris), updated yesterday at 8:05 pm Manon Romain Pierre Breteau

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How Republicans and Democrats are redrawing US congressional maps to their advantage

The battle over redistricting is intensifying in the US ahead of the crucial November 2026 midterm elections, with maneuvers from Texas to California likely to shape the outcome.

Published on August 31, 2025, at 6:01 am (Paris), updated on September 1, 2025, at 11:05 am Manon Romain

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A day off or not? Making sense of France's public holidays

With 11 public holidays each year, France falls slightly below the European average. Prime Minister François Bayrou has proposed scrapping two of them, arguing this would save €4.2 billion annually.

Published on July 19, 2025, at 5:30 am (Paris), updated on July 19, 2025, at 9:38 am Romain Geoffroy, Romain Imbach, Pierre Breteau and Manon Romain

Explainer

How close is Iran to having nuclear weapons?

Israel has bombed strategic sites in Iran, which it said could soon produce a nuclear weapon. Tehran had announced it was increasing its production of enriched uranium, amid stalled talks with the United States.

Published on June 19, 2025, at 10:31 am (Paris), updated on June 19, 2025, at 6:05 pm Pierre Breteau Zoé Multeau Manon Romain

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Trump's first 100 days at the White House: The 25 defining moments of his return to power

The clash with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office, the 'Signalgate' scandal, tariffs: Le Monde revisits 25 notable episodes from the first 100 days of US President Donald Trump's second term in office.

Published on May 2, 2025, at 5:00 pm (Paris), updated on May 2, 2025, at 5:33 pm Grégor Brandy Manon Romain Louise Vallée

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Why Andrew Tate, the self-proclaimed misogynist influencer, fascinates some young men

The Real World, a private platform created by Andrew Tate, experienced a data breach in 2024. Thousands of user messages, analyzed by Le Monde, shed light on the aura he holds among many young adults.

Published on April 25, 2025, at 5:00 am (Paris), updated on April 25, 2025, at 9:49 am Damien Leloup Lyssia Gingins Manon Romain

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Behind the words of JD Vance's historic Munich speech

On February 14, at the Munich Security Conference, US Vice President JD Vance violently attacked European democracy. Le Monde publishes his speech in full, with added context and explanation.

Published on February 21, 2025, at 8:01 pm (Paris), updated on February 21, 2025, at 8:02 pm Collective

Timeline Subscribers only

How Trump and Musk set out to dismantle USAID

In just 20 days, US President Donald Trump and his close advisors have frozen the functioning of the development aid agency created in 1961.

Published on February 13, 2025, at 8:00 pm (Paris) Manon Romain Romain Imbach Romain Geoffroy

Round-up

What's in the French state's 2025 budget

On Thursday, France's budget was finally adopted after a two-month delay. Here are some of the measures in the legislation.

Published on February 7, 2025, at 5:00 am (Paris), updated on February 7, 2025, at 11:55 am William Audureau, Aude Dassonville, Iris Derœux, Maxime Ferrer, Assma Maad, Manon Romain and Maxime Vaudano

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Sarkozy's trial: The full timeline of the Libyan campaign financing case

Since January 6, the former French president has been on trial over accusations he received funding from Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi for his 2007 presidential campaign. Here is the timeline of what we know, spanning over more than 20 years.

Published on January 12, 2025, at 8:00 pm (Paris), updated on January 12, 2025, at 8:24 pm Anne-Aël Durand, Gary Dagorn, Assma Maad, Maxime Vaudano, Manon Romain and Agathe Dahyot

In Graphs

2024 US elections: Abortion rights guaranteed in 7 of the 10 states that held referendums

Nebraska and South Dakota rejected pro-abortion measures, and the 60% vote threshold for Florida's constitutional revision was not reached. In seven other states, however, residents voted in favor of abortion rights.

Published on November 7, 2024, at 12:41 pm (Paris), updated on November 7, 2024, at 4:18 pm Iris Derœux Manon Romain

Visual Story

After October 7, one year of global upheaval

Hamas's violent attack on October 7, 2023, led to turmoil in Israel, Gaza and around the world.

Published on October 7, 2024, at 12:00 pm (Paris), updated on October 7, 2024, at 12:53 pm Iris Derœux, Romain Geoffroy, Raphaëlle Aubert, Manon Romain and Zorro Maplestone infographic

In Graphs

Paris 2024 Olympics: How the medal table evolved over the two weeks

Our graph shows who was in the lead at any given moment during the Olympics.

Published on August 7, 2024, at 4:15 pm (Paris), updated on August 11, 2024, at 5:39 pm Romain Geoffroy Manon Romain

In Graphs

2024 French elections: Map and chart of results

French voters returned to the polls on Sunday, July 7, to elect a new Assemblée Nationale and determine who will be in a position to govern France. See how many seats each party won and the district-by-district map.

Published on July 7, 2024, at 7:57 pm (Paris), updated on July 8, 2024, at 2:26 pm Raphaëlle Aubert, Pierre Breteau, Maxime Ferrer and Manon Romain

In Maps

French elections: Map of the first round's results

View the results in each of the 577 constituencies of the Assemblée Nationale. Our map will update live as results are counted.

Published on June 30, 2024, at 7:48 pm (Paris), updated on July 2, 2024, at 8:04 am Raphaëlle Aubert, Léa Sanchez, Pierre Breteau, Manon Romain and Maxime Ferrer

In Maps

Map: The 2024 European election results in France, town by town

View the final results in every town and city on our interactive map.

Published on June 10, 2024, at 4:05 pm (Paris), updated on June 10, 2024, at 5:24 pm Raphaëlle Aubert, Manon Romain, Maxime Ferrer and Romain Imbach

In Depth

2024 European elections results: Explore our map and view the make-up of the future Parliament

Our map representing the 720 seats in the European Parliament will update as estimates and results come in.

Published on June 9, 2024, at 7:02 pm (Paris), updated on June 11, 2024, at 5:43 pm Maxime Ferrer Manon Romain Pierre Breteau

Visual Story

Is data neutral? How an algorithm decides which French households to audit for welfare fraud

Le Monde dissected the code of the algorithm used to calculate the 'risk score' of social benefit recipients – their supposed likelihood of committing fraud, based on characteristics such as age, family situation or income.

Published on December 5, 2023, at 5:30 am (Paris), updated on December 9, 2023, at 10:21 am Manon Romain, Adrien Sénécat, Elsa Delmas, Thomas Steffen, Léa Girardot and Lighthouse Reports infographic

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Understanding global warming: How we've disrupted the climate

Two centuries was all it took for mankind to change the climate and trigger a rise in temperatures that has already had deadly consequences. Le Monde traces the timeline of how this manmade disaster has unfolded.

Published on October 5, 2023, at 8:30 pm (Paris), updated on October 5, 2023, at 10:01 pm Maxime Ferrer, Raphaëlle Aubert, Manon Romain, Romain Imbach, Jonathan Parienté, Anne-Aël Durand, Thomas Steffen, Maxime Fabas and Elsa Delmas infographic

In Depth

Donald Trump: The main investigations threatening the former US president

A number of investigations involving financial and election fraud are ongoing, both at the state and federal levels.

Published on August 3, 2023, at 2:26 pm (Paris), updated on October 23, 2023, at 11:15 am Romain Geoffroy, Sabrina El Mosselli, Gary Dagorn and Manon Romain

In Depth

Credit rating agencies: The controversial thermometers of the global economy

When Standard & Poor's, Moody's, or Fitch downgrade the rating of a government or company, they often further worsen its situation on the financial markets.

Published on June 2, 2023, at 8:30 pm (Paris) Mathilde Damgé Manon Romain

In Depth

Attacks against Palme d'Or winner misconstrue how French films are funded

MPs criticized director Justine Triet's acceptance speech at the Cannes film festival, arguing that her film was largely financed with public funds. But this is an oversimplified interpretation of the French film financing system.

Published on May 30, 2023, at 6:12 pm (Paris), updated on May 31, 2023, at 2:38 pm William Audureau Manon Romain

News

France's short-haul domestic flight ban: A measure lacking substance

Only three routes to and from Paris have been banned, and the measure will have little effect on France's greenhouse gas emissions.

Published on May 26, 2023, at 12:00 pm (Paris) Manon Romain Adrien Sénécat Maxime Vaudano

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Airbnb prices in France have been skyrocketing since 2019

In France, between August 2018 and August 2022, the average nightly rate for accommodation increased by 16.4%.

Published on December 30, 2022, at 5:00 pm (Paris), updated on December 30, 2022, at 5:00 pm Véronique Chocron Manon Romain

In Depth

Who are France's rich and discreet private jet owners?

'Le Monde' identified the owners and operators of nearly 300 business jets registered in France, including CEOs, athletes and big companies.

Published on October 18, 2022, at 4:30 am (Paris), updated on January 3, 2023, at 3:03 pm Manon Romain Léa Sanchez Raphaëlle Aubert

In Depth

France's unprecedented summer of wildfires, in maps and graphs

The summer of 2022 saw parts of France ravaged by blazes of unusual intensity, speed, and duration, burning record surface areas.

Published on August 25, 2022, at 5:00 am (Paris), updated on August 25, 2022, at 7:23 am Romain Imbach Manon Romain Pierre Breteau

In Depth

McKinsey and Macron: What's real and what's fake about the controversy

A Sénat report about the influence of consulting firms on the government has caused a stir in France, but many are leaping to conclusions about the American firm McKinsey.

Published on March 30, 2022, at 8:53 pm (Paris), updated on March 31, 2022, at 7:28 pm Maxime Vaudano, Manon Romain, Luc Martinon and Adrien Sénécat