Overview

• Relations between Emmanuel Macron and Gabriel Attal have deteriorated since the July dissolution of the National Assembly, which Attal says he learned about at the last minute.
• After being named prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu called Attal and promised a consultative method, yet both teams remain on guard and mistrust persists.
• The two rivals are now interdependent, with Attal seeking government stability to advance his 2027 ambitions and Lecornu relying on Renaissance’s support to hold Matignon.
• Attal is set to present the “matrix” of his 2027 project at Renaissance’s gathering in Arras, where Lecornu is expected to be absent from Attal’s address.
• Direct exchanges between Macron and Attal have waned, and Attal is reorganizing Renaissance through thematic conventions to assert distance from the Élysée.