A petition to criminalise the purchase of sexual services in the Netherlands, with over 40,000 signatures, has been delivered to Dutch lawmakers. The petition, put forward by NGO Exxpose, aims to adopt a legal framework similar to the Swedish model, penalising buyers of sex rather than sex workers. The initiative has sparked debate, with support from both progressive feminists and conservative Christians, but opposition from some Dutch sex workers who feel it infringes on their freedom.

Marine Le Pen, leader of the National Front, is taking no risks with security at the party's campaign headquarters in Paris, with well-equipped security guards stationed around the area. The National Front's security has a notorious past, especially under the leadership of Marine's father, Jean-Marie Le Pen, when skinheads surrounded the leader. Today, the guards have more hair but are no less intimidating, with videos showing Marine Le Pen's guards tackling people who get too close.