The political rentrée dominated French media on August 29, with Jordan Bardella's appearance at the Foire de Châlons and the Socialist summer university in Blois taking center stage. Bardella declared he would put 'all his energy' into Marine Le Pen's 2027 victory, while Olivier Faure proclaimed 'the hour of ecological socialism has sounded.' François Ruffin criticized the Socialist primary as 'almost antipopular,' and François Hollande positioned himself as a potential recourse. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced no tax hikes, an agricultural rescue plan, and sick leave reform, while Mediapart highlighted his hardline immigration stance in Mayotte. Concurrently, the Nepal floods death toll surpassed 600 with four French missing, and a Russian drone strike on an ammunition depot in Bucha killed at least 27.