France — Sylvie Casenave-Péré has been in politics for exactly 10 days and she is already in the thick of France’s election race against a high-profile adversary The 65-year-old packaging executive is running for a seat in parliament with President Emmanuel Macron’s liberals That pits her directly against Marie-Caroline Le Pen the sister of far-right leader Marine Le Pen whose far-right National Rally party is on the ascendant On a quiet Monday morning in the small town of Sablé-sur-Sarthe Casenave-Péré is handing out leaflets and greeting shoppers with gusto: “Send me to the National Assembly This new recruit is part of a desperate push from Macron’s centrist coalition to hold back the tide of the far right in the region of Sarthe in the two-round snap election on June 30 and July 7 Sarthe was seen as a rock-steady bastion of center-right conservatism it is a land of rolling hills and stately medieval churches whose presidential aspirations were torpedoed by a corruption conviction partly on the back of growing grievances over a rural-urban divide and investment and businesses have moved away And Sarthe is one of the many rural constituencies that might send far-right representatives to the National Assembly for the first time Casenave-Péré was undaunted about taking on a household name insisting she — unlike Marie-Caroline Le Pen — was the local candidate in a region where that still counted she has been sent here but she doesn’t know the region it’s a snub against the Sarthe residents,” she said Casenave-Péré had no qualms about taking up the nomination despite it being a last-minute scramble — Macron’s shock snap election announcement came on June 9 as it became clear his party was trounced by the National Rally in the EU election “They called me on the eve of the deadline for candidacies and asked me whether I wanted to run [for the National Assembly] Though the constituency had “been traumatized” by “the disasters of the right,” she hoped voters would recognize her local roots I don’t know her,” said shop owner Nicolas Forget “I don’t know anything any more … I’m undecided really there have been too many promises that haven’t been honored,” he said National Rally’s lead candidate Jordan Bardella took home 32 percent of the vote compared to 19 percent for Macron’s coalition And it looks like the same could now happen in the national election Recent nationwide polls suggest the National Rally and its conservative allies could get 35.5 percent of the vote compared to 29.5 percent for the left-wing alliance and 19.5 percent for Macron’s coalition Martine and Philippe are enjoying a morning coffee and a catch-up Both want to vote for the National Rally in the first round of the parliamentary election on Sunday but voted for Macron in the last presidential election who did not want to give her surname because of the stigma still attached to the anti-immigrant National Rally “My main concern is purchasing power … I can no longer buy meat I spend €100 and hardly have anything to show for it,” she said And Le Pen’s tireless efforts to detoxify her party “Marine Le Pen appears calmer than the rest all the other candidates are at each others’ throats,” Martine said a sense that life is not as good as before Both Martine and Philippe are aware the National Rally probably won’t be able to deliver on their promises The success of the National Rally is a seismic shift in the region’s political traditions with strong local barons such as François Fillon … and quite a traditional right-wing rural electorate,” said Serge Danilo chief editor for the local daily newspaper Fillon’s own fortunes died in a fake job scandal — over which he was fined and sentenced to a suspended jail term — after he was found to have paid his wife generously for a fictitious political assistant role the National Rally almost captured Fillon’s constituency during the last parliamentary elections in 2022 but lost to a left-wing candidate by a handful of votes.  The dominance of the right also ebbed with the departure of big employers such the white goods manufacturers Moulinex as well as smaller factories scattered across the countryside the rise of the far-right kicked off in the areas furthest away from city centers As Macron’s party successfully siphoned off center-right voters “many of the right-wing leaders simply gave up,” he said The traditional conservative right has been badly wounded by its own infighting the party of presidents such as Charles de Gaulle and Jacques Chirac has effectively split over whether to team up with the National Rally in Sunday’s election For more polling data from across Europe visit POLITICO Poll of Polls Earlier in June, the leader of Les Républicains Éric Ciotti sealed a deal with the National Rally ensuring that his allies don’t run against the far right in agreed constituencies — leading to a spat that has weakened the conservative camp Marie-Caroline Le Pen — who declined to give an interview for this story — is running in Sarthe on a joint ticket with a former Les Républicains party member “The other Les Républicains candidates will fight gloriously until the end against Macron and against the National Rally They will hold the candle until it goes out,” said National Rally MEP Philippe Olivier Last year, Bardella launched his “Conquest of the West” campaign in Sarthe the far right hopes to complete its takeover of the France’s conservative countryside The National Rally is also looking even further afield to rack up wins: toward the west where historically the far right has been weak So when the French president called a snap election who were already heavily mobilized to test new political boundaries “[They] started their campaign for the European election as early as October hammering home the message: ‘We’re here we’re ready to govern,’” Danilo said EU executive is planning a two-track approach of incentives and retaliatory measures to convince the White House to strike a deal Paris accused Russia’s Fancy Bear group of conducting cyberattacks on the French president’s campaign team Paris and Berlin have been at loggerheads for years you’re horrible people” and walk away if Moscow or Kyiv don’t play ball The energy upgrade of Reverdy middle school in Sablé-sur-Sarthe involves renovation of the external cladding and modernisation of the heating and lighting facilities The goal of the Department of Sarthe is to provide middle schools with the best possible tools to ensure that students in Sarthe have the keys to success a plaque will be hung in each school with the motto of the French Republic The project has improved the energy performance of Reverdy middle school in Sablé-sur-Sarthe in the context of action to upgrade middle schools and secondary schools The goal was to increase the efficiency of real energy consumption while ensuring a comfortable temperature in the buildings to accommodate students and staff the building has a total net floor area of 10,243 m² and can hold 560 students The project has enabled us to improve the building insulation and modernise the technical equipment The goal was to shift from Class B (initial) to Class A consumption with a 71% reduction in overall consumption The works particularly targeted the treatment of building facades the performance of building cladding components and the modernisation of heating and lighting facilities an assessment of the initial situation was carried out The energy audit recommended repair of the gas boiler room thermal insulation of the entire school from the outside and the modernisation and management of technical equipment for heating The primary energy consumption (PEC) of the school was evaluated at 93 kW h (of primary energy)/m²/year (Class B) The final PEC was established at 27 kW h/m²/year These works enabled an annual reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 85.18 CO2 equivalent tonnes the works involved external insulation of the facades insulation of the terrace roofing and the high ceiling of the bike shed The boilers were replaced with two gas condensation units of 390 kW as well as a regulation system (building management system) The site was occupied while the works took place and provisional classrooms were installed on site the project boosted employment in the building companies involved in these works: plumbing the project has strengthened the appeal of the area by restoring a positive image and ensuring the comfortable use by children and staff of an important building dedicated to teaching and education in the town of Sablé-sur-Sarthe Describing the importance of the work undertaken by the Departmental Council of Sarthe the former Academy Director Jean-Marc Milville highlighted the results of studies showing that there is a better atmosphere when facilities are in good condition violence and deteriorations have been reduced in these facilities" this project enabled a reduction in public expenditure by reducing the costs of energy consumption required for the use of this building for public use The "Energy upgrade of the Reverdy middle school in Sablé-sur-Sarthe" project received a total investment of EUR 1 807 370; the contribution of the European Regional Development Fund was EUR 722 948 as part of the "ERDF-ESF Pays de la Loire" co-operation programme for the 2014-2020 programming period The investment relates to the "Energy Union and Climate" priority By visiting our site, you agree to our privacy policy regarding cookies Having seen a great deal of theatre over many years I can say with some certainty that I have never seen anything quite like Dimanche there is a great deal of wonderful movement The piece is set in the near future of a climate affected world and shows us two different scenarios: wildlife reporters trying to capture the last three remaining species on Earth and a family trying to maintain their normal in the face of impending ecological wipe-out Technology is used to great effect to reproduce Antarctic conditions a house being destroyed by a storm bringing tornadoes and tsunamis creates shows that combine theatre of objects founded twenty years ago by Durieux and Hayraud Aurélie Deloche and Gaëlle Marras are magnificent Tenret takes the audience through every emotion not least when the polar bear cub is swept away from her mother on an ice floe adds past pop hits under the genuine sounds of raging storms and splitting ice transforms from models being manipulated into the real thing plunges the audience in and out of the fear zone throughout more credits for different technical effects and they should all take credit for what is a stunning and outstanding piece of theatre Dimanche was presented as part of MimeLondon 2025 Fortaco Group and Buisard have joined forces and established the Fortaco Buisard Cabins entity within Fortaco Group we create a market leading vehicle cabin technology and manufacturing business serving the off-highway equipment industry as part of 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optimized design and manufacturing solutions for best-in class cabins Together with our employees and supplier partners this is an exciting new challenge” Fortaco Buisard Cabins has decided to invest in a robot welding line at Holic factory in Slovakia similar to the line at the Buisard factory in Sable-sur-Sarthe France and in addition to extend the real estate floorspace for new sales programs Closing to be on the first week of January Fortaco is the leading brand independent strategic partner to the heavy off-highway equipment and marine industries offering technology Fortaco Group has operations in multiple European and Asian Business Sites and Technology Hubs Buisard is the leading independent cabin specialist for low Buisard produces over 120 cabins daily for net sales over 60+ M€ You don't have permission to access the page you requested What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed A train carrying 1,200 passengers was halted for several hours in the west of France yesterday (July 11) after several passengers became unwell and suffered breathing difficulties.  The TGV service between Paris and Nantes was stopped at around 20:00 in Sablé-sur-Sarthe (Sarthe) with chemical experts and doctors attending the scene.  all situated in the same coach of the train reported symptoms including sore throats and trouble breathing.  where the passengers who fell sick were located Between 15 and 20 people suffered symptoms and were treated by masked healthcare workers once they disembarked from the train.  and pompiers – including a chemical response unit – were deployed to investigate.  The train was forced to remain in the station whilst investigations were carried out in case there was a serious issue relating to a toxic substance.  The other passengers also had to leave the train whilst the search was conducted with local authorities temporarily opening a gymnasium in the city to shelter them.  they were not considered to be infected with any illness The SNCF organised special trains to serve nearby Angers and Nantes which arrived around 23:00 but not all of the unaffected passengers were able to board these trains The sick passengers were treated for several hours At around 02:00 authorities concluded there was no wider risk relating to the train “The analyses carried out show that none of the substances found were harmful,” reported the department’s prefecture after the event.  Read more: French TGV goes wrong way for 250km after signalling error Although authorities allowed the train to complete its voyage the cause of the issue is still unknown.  Passengers reported that one of the train’s conductors had used the tannoy to report “an act of vandalism” soon into the journey before some of their fellow travellers started to become ill.  One of the passengers described the feeling as similar “to being hit by tear gas,” according to Le Parisien.  Read more: 15 new French destinations for Ouigo low-cost TGV service announced Recent power cut in Spain and Portugal is warning to holidaymakers to ensure they are prepared for worst-case scenario The resort is set to remain open to the public and not only to professionals Storms from the weekend will persist across some areas A former teacher armed with a handgun that fires rubber bullets and suffering from paranoia took nearly two dozen people holding them in a classroom at his former school and freeing them unharmed hours later was on medication and apparently under the influence of alcohol He surrendered calmly after holding 23 people -- 21 of them teenage students -- captive for more than four hours Vilpail had taught at the Colbert de Torcy High School He was armed with a gun that fires rubber bullets adding that the weapon was nevertheless dangerous He surrendered after hours of negotiations Education Minister Gille de Robien said Vilpail had resigned from the national education system in November It was unclear whether he had taught elsewhere over the past two years said the drama ended peacefully in part because of the calm responsible behavior of the student captives One of two teacher's aides taken captive said Vilpail appeared "calm and terribly depressed." "His explanations for doing this were incoherent," said the woman "He asked us to call a maximum of journalists with our cell phones." A crack police intervention squad helicoptered in handled the critical second phase of negotiations that "ended in freedom for the entire group without violence," Prigent told France-Info radio The atmosphere during the hostage situation was calm with students sending text messages and contacting their families by cell phone the city famed for its 24-hour annual car race some 230km southwest of Paris A French teenager has been found alive after disappearing for more than a day in north-west France She had gone for a run when she disappeared The teenager showed on Wednesday that she managed to escape from the kidnappers The 17-year-old was found in a state of shock about 10 kilometers from the place where she had gone for a run She had scratches and was taken to the hospital It went missing on Monday in the Mayenne region French media say that she told the police that she was held hostage by the kidnappers "It's a huge relief for her and her family She was found in a kebab shop," said Nicolas Leudiere where the teenager was found late on Tuesday Prosecutors had launched an investigation into a possible kidnapping a few hours earlier A man was questioned but released without charge The teenager runs regularly as she left her home in the village of Saint-Brince towards the Bellebranche forest around 16pm on Monday Her father started searching when she didn't return home and then called the police the father had found the girl's cell phone Investigators checking data on the running app Strava found that the girl's run was interrupted in a rural area after just five and a half minutes while she had covered just over 1 kilometer divers among others were involved in her search The girl had appeared at a kebab shop on Tuesday around 22:00 pm in Sable-sur-Sarthe As sources have announced for BFM television the girl said that she was kidnapped by several people The girl was released from the hospital on Wednesday afternoon and returned home This site is controlled and managed by KOHA are protected by KOHA's copyright and KOHA retains the reserved rights for them Materials on this site may not be used for commercial purposes without the prior permission of KOHA is prohibited The use of materials from any website or other medium without the permission of the KOHA Group on behalf of all the units that make it up (Koha Ditore is a violation of copyright and of intellectual property according to the legal provisions in force All violators of these rights will face the law The translation of contents into other languages ​​is done automatically and there may be errors Annex of the former Radio Prishtina (first floor) George Bush pn Essential digital access to quality FT journalism on any device Complete digital access to quality FT journalism with expert analysis from industry leaders Complete digital access to quality analysis and expert insights complemented with our award-winning Weekend Print edition Terms & Conditions apply Discover all the plans currently available in your country See why over a million readers pay to read the Financial Times Lance Armstrong is testing his legs at the Circuit de la Sarthe race which began today in northwest France with a 184.6-kilometer stage which began Tuesday in northwest France with a 184.6-kilometer (114-mile) stage The riders left the town of Sable-sur-Sarthe to crisscross the Sarthe region which is known largely for Le Mans auto racing Armstrong is preparing for the Tour de France in July The seven-time Tour champion finished 27th Sunday in the Tour of Flanders in Belgium A key attraction of this race for Armstrong is Wednesday's 6.8-kilometer time trial He won one such race against the clock in the 1999 Circuit de la Sarthe in the town of Mulsanne road bike shopcycling manager game All rights reserved. © 2024 Roadcycling.com® - part of Seven Sparkles Intl Millionaire Gildo Pallanca Pastor from Monaco bought Venturi in 2001 after its own financial difficulties reviving the brand with a focus on producing electric cars such as the Venturi Fetish roadster using developments from Venturi to develop an electric motorcycle the first electric Voxan will be available in three years with manufacturing to take place at Venturis plant in Sable-Sur-Sarthe of torque and a 0-60 time of under 5 seconds the electric Voxan motorcycle will be developed with sports performance in mind Voxan will also produce models in other segments intended for wide distribution As for existing V-Twin gasoline-powered Voxan motorcycles such as the Charade pictured above Venturi says they will become collectors pieces as the company looks towards future technologies Motorcycle.com presents an unrivaled combination of bike reviews and news written by industry experts More by Motorcycle.com Staff Seashell's Le Petit Sablé is serving up adorable desserts With every Sahel season comes the ever-so-heart-wrenching realization that Teta’s cookie tins are mere sewing kit gatekeepers This realization is normally followed by a vapid indulgence in what can only be described as the most banal conversation in history; one riddled with fake laughs and Teta’s occasional “I’ll make you a sandwich” (i.e her form of emotional damage control) You’ll gobble the sandwich up but with an unsatiated sweet tooth so you’ll take to the Sahelian streets in an attempt at consoling the undying heartbreak you’ll stumble upon a truck straight out of your Pinterest aesthetic search history serving up adorably small sablés sablés are butter cookies originating from Sablé-Sur-Sarthe in the south of France and they're as famous in France as chocolate chip cookies are in the United States Le Petit Sablé is a sister pâtisserie to Alexandria’s Le Sablé; a Parisian bakery following famed French baker Madame Renee’s recipes.  “This summer we’re celebrating fifty years of happiness so we decided to introduce our new concept in Sahel in order to showcase the new product range and indulge customers' experience at Seashell,” Bassem Ramadan and set to open the last door by the end of 2023.”  Their ‘New Gen Sablés’ menu introduces unexpected flavors like berry and pepper Their signature puffs come in sweet and savory concoctions ranging from roast beef and hazel to the classic vanilla Added renditions also include a new menu of ice cream puffs Egyptian vacationers summer plans this season have mostly pointed PARIS — François Hollande on Tuesday tried to keep alive his hopes of a French-sponsored Middle East peace conference saying that although it wouldn’t take place on May 30 as Paris initially suggested he would keep pushing for a meeting later this year in spite of fierce Israeli opposition “If France doesn’t take the initiative, what will happen? More colonization? Other terrorist attacks?” the French president asked in an hour-long interview on French radio Europe 1 Hollande also reiterated his near-apology for a controversial UNESCO vote that saw France approve a resolution mentioning “occupied Palestine” and referring to Temple Mount in Jerusalem as a Muslim holy site It was due to an “unfortunate amendment” and France will vote against the resolution when it comes back for another vote in October Hollande had previously deemed the vote “a misunderstanding” and his Prime Minister Manuel Valls had told Parliament he “regretted” the mishap Hollande also said in the interview that France and Germany were preparing joint proposals on Europe that they would make public only after the June 23 U.K The French president was adamant that he would not make further concessions on the thorny question of labor reform, after his government rammed a controversial law through Parliament last week I have seen too many governments in the past give in [on reforms] which explains the state I found the country in,” he said Asked about his relationship with his Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron who recently launched his own political movement and is widely believed to harbor presidential ambitions Hollande said that he “trusted” him like he trusts all ministers “What I ask him is to implement [the president’s] economic policy,” Hollande said “If I didn’t trust him he wouldn’t be in government.” As for next year’s presidential election Hollande reiterated that he wouldn’t announce a decision whether to run or not before December “I don’t talk about this with anyone,” he said “And what I ask [Macron] and others is to abide by that spirit and serve the country.” the French president said more tax cuts for individuals and corporations could be on the way but would only be decided this summer if public accounts keep improving Hollande also sent a warning to the French corporate world by siding with Macron who recently expressed outrage at the high level of top executives’ compensation in industries such as automobile manufacturing The French president warned that he was mulling a law that would make shareholders’ votes binding on the matter corporate boards can ignore shareholders’ resolution on the matter as recently happened at French carmaker Renault Also On POLITICO France PM aims to revive Middle East peace process By Willem Vancutsem Eurozone leaders took baby steps toward reform helping Merkel and Macron avoid an embarrassment The migration crisis hogged leaders’ attention at an exhausting — and sometimes frustrating — gathering George Papaconstantinou worries the country will grow too slowly to pay off its debt says the importance of the Meseberg agreement shouldn’t be underestimated.