Elections in France, Aita Mari, and cheaper olive oil and electricity

These are the topics that will be central main headlines from this Monday, July 1, 2024:

– Legislative elections in France: Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally (RN) party has won the first round of France’s parliamentary elections, with a third of the vote, ahead of the New Popular Front (28% of the vote) and Emmanuel’s centrist party. Macron. The leader of France Insoumise (LFI), Jean-Luc Mélenchon, has declared that the left-wing union of the New Popular Front (NFP) is the only alternative to the far right, but at the same time he has announced that, given the second round, they will withdraw the candidacies where they finished in third place. Unlike in France, the new left-wing coalition won in the three constituencies and in the three capitals of Iparralde.

– New mission from Aita Mari: The Aita Mari ship departs today from the port of Pasaia for the Mediterranean Sea on its thirteenth humanitarian mission. “After two months of traveling through Basque waters, making the project and the harsh reality of migrants and refugees in the Mediterranean known to all citizens, we left with gratitude for the welcome and support received and solidarity that our people gave us. has demonstrated,” the Humanitarian Maritime Rescue Organization said in a note.

– Olive oil and light, cheaper: As approved by the Council of Ministers, today the reduction in the price of olive oil, to which value added tax (VAT) no longer applies, comes into effect. The measure aims to stop the price increase of this product, as it has multiplied almost 200% in less than four years. In addition, the average electricity price on the wholesale market in June will result in a reduction in VAT on the next bill, which will drop again to 10%.