Gérard Larcher
French politician, President of the Senate of France
Photo: Senate, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- Oct 1
Gérard Larcher wins sixth term as French Senate president with 203 votes
The Les Républicains senator secured a first-round victory with 203 votes at the Palais du Luxembourg, maintaining conservative leadership as new far-right and hard-left groups enter the chamber.
- Sep 5
France abandons mandatory plastic bottle deposit scheme following local opposition
The French government has dropped plans to require local authorities to run a national plastic bottle deposit scheme, shifting to a voluntary territorial model after facing cross-party pushback from regional and municipal leaders.
