First Secretary of the Socialist Party Olivier Faure (left) reacts as Les Republicains (LR) right wing party president, Bruno Retailleau delivers a speech next to National secretary of French far-left Communist party (PCF) Fabien Roussel during the 14th UFE (French Electricty Union) conference in Paris on June 23, 2026. (Photo by MEHDI FEDOUACH / AFP via Getty Images)