Thunderstorms. As the heat wave ends, the stormy disturbances continue this Saturday, August 26. Six departments are placed on orange alert for thunderstorms by Météo-France: Ain, Haute-Savoie, Savoie, Isère, Drôme and Ardèche. On the other hand, the Grand Est and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, affected by lightning in the previous days, are no longer concerned by the vigilance.
Left Party Summer Days. Several left-wing political formations are organizing their summer days this weekend. While supporters of rebellious France have been in Valence since Wednesday, environmentalists have been in Le Havre since Thursday, against a backdrop of controversy around the arrival of rapper Médine. The Socialists, meanwhile, have been meeting in Blois since Friday. Finally, the Communists are in Strasbourg, where their national secretary, Fabien Roussel, will deliver a speech around 6 p.m.
Jean-Luc Mélenchon on TF1 news. The founder of insubordinate France will be in duplex from Valence during the 1 p.m. of TF1 presented by Anne-Claire Coudray. The opportunity for those who no longer hold an elected mandate to make their political comeback despite everything.
Water convoy. At the call of several collectives, activists opposed to the project of mega-basins in Sainte-Soline set off in their hundreds from Lezay (Deux-Sèvres) towards Paris on Friday August 18, by bicycle or tractor. Their journey ends this Saturday in the capital, after being received in Orléans by the prefect on Friday afternoon. They demand a moratorium on the mega-basins project, in which they see an environmental aberration.
Vuelta. The third and last big tour of the road cycling season starts this Saturday from Barcelona. On the starting line, serious candidates for the final victory, such as Remco Evenepoel, Primoz Roglic, Jonas Vingegaard, or even Geraint Thomas and Egan Bernal. A Tour of Spain that will open with a team time trial.
