The National Assembly adopted landmark legislation creating a right to assisted dying, concluding two weeks of debate. Both the assisted dying bill and a companion measure on palliative care passed, representing one of Macron's major second-term reforms.
Prime Minister François Bayrou dominated morning coverage, announcing he would require "an effort from all French people without exception" to address budget concerns in July, potentially including a social VAT and spending freeze. The Court of Auditors warned that social security finances were "almost out of control."
Former Paris Mayor Jean Tiberi died at 90, ending an era that began with Jacques Chirac's leadership of the capital. The last right-wing mayor of Paris was remembered across political lines.
Cryptocurrency-related kidnappings continued to make headlines with about twenty suspects arrested, particularly near Nantes, as investigators identified a possible mastermind operating from Morocco.
