Overview

• The National Assembly will vote on the government's confidence question on 8 September, a date Bayrou said he set in agreement with President Emmanuel Macron.
• The move precedes debate on the 2026 budget, which targets €43.8 billion in cuts that Bayrou says are required to confront a threatening financial situation.
• Left parties have announced a no-confidence motion against the minority cabinet, which lacks its own parliamentary majority.
• The Rassemblement National has not stated its stance after declining to back a Socialist-led censure bid in July.
• A call for a nationwide strike and protests is set for 10 September, though the organizers remain unclear.