French media on October 24 focused heavily on the Lola murder trial and the 2026 budget debates. In the morning, the public prosecutor requested an incompressible life sentence for Dahbia Benkired. This strong focus continued into the afternoon as Benkired was condemned to an incompressible life sentence for the murder, rape, and torture of Lola. Concurrently, new developments occurred in the Grégory case, with Jacqueline Jacob, the child's great-aunt, indicted for criminal association of malefactors.
Regarding the budget, debates continued in the National Assembly with Sébastien Lecornu acknowledging the budget as "imperfect" but urging against compromising the country's future. The Socialist Party maintained its threat of a censure motion. By the evening, Moody's maintained France's debt rating but with a negative outlook.