Lula announces measures to boost the video game sector on the eve of the elections

French left-wing leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon has pledged to implement a rectifying budget featuring a greater reduction in the national deficit than the current government's proposal, should he win the presidency. The announcement comes as Mélenchon maintains a strong standing in early polls positioning him as a contender for the second round of the upcoming 2027 presidential elections.

Separately, commentary in regional media has addressed the implementation timelines of corporate criminal liability legislation, emphasizing that laws require adequate preparedness from both regulators and regulated entities to be fully effective following promulgation.