Overview

• Bayrou confirmed he will invoke Article 49.1 for a confidence vote in the National Assembly on 8 September, tying his government’s survival to a general policy declaration.
• All major opposition groups — RN, LFI, EELV and the Communists — have pledged to vote against, and Socialist leaders said their deputies will also oppose the government.
• Under Article 49.1, a rejection forces the prime minister to submit the government’s resignation, as the vote tests confidence rather than enacting legislation.
• Financial markets reacted to the announcement, with the Paris stock index falling and French borrowing costs rising on concerns about political instability.
• Bayrou is launching last‑ditch outreach at CFDT and Medef events this week, with the vote set two days before a planned nationwide mobilization on 10 September.