Overview

• Matignon announced that François Bayrou will brief the press Monday at 16:00 as he navigates a delicate rentrée centered on the 2026 budget.
• His plan targets roughly €43–44 billion in savings, including a spending freeze for 2026, the removal of two public holidays, and a prospective overhaul of unemployment insurance.
• Bayrou tasked former Socialist MP René Dosière with auditing possible undue advantages for political office-holders, pledging to scrap any identified perks and involving representatives from all parliamentary groups.
• The government will restart talks with unions and employers from Monday, with Labour Minister Astrid Panosyan-Bouvet opening negotiations on labor‑market modernization and work quality, alongside renewed outreach to parliamentary groups.
• LFI plans to file a no‑confidence motion on September 23 and Jean‑Luc Mélenchon has urged a general strike on September 10, while President Emmanuel Macron has publicly backed Bayrou and called the savings plan “lucide et courageux.”