The morning began with Socialist Party congress results, where Olivier Faure and Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol advanced to a June 5 runoff for first secretary, eliminating Boris Vallaud. By noon, attention shifted to the sentencing of former surgeon Joël Le Scouarnec to 20 years for sexual crimes against 299 victims, mostly minors - the maximum sentence for France's largest pedocriminal case.
Ukrainian President Zelensky proposed a trilateral meeting with Trump and Putin to resolve the conflict, as Russia announced readiness for new direct negotiations in Istanbul. Netanyahu claimed Israel killed Mohammed Sinouar, brother of the deceased Hamas supreme leader and current Gaza chief.
The evening brought political controversy as the National Assembly approved eliminating "low emission zones" that restrict older vehicles in major cities, reversing environmental policies. The assisted dying legislation passed the previous day continued generating debate over implementation delays potentially extending to 2027.