Overview

• La France Insoumise, the Greens, the Communists and the Rassemblement National say they will vote against the government, and Socialist leader Olivier Faure signals his party will not back Bayrou.
• The minority government lacks a majority, placing its survival at risk and potentially forcing President Emmanuel Macron to appoint a new prime minister or consider new elections if the vote fails.
• Bayrou’s plan targets roughly €43.8–44 billion in savings for 2026, including freezes to pensions and social benefits, reductions in public hiring, and the scrapping of two public holidays, with defense spending spared.
• Online calls for a nationwide “Bloquons tout” action on Sept. 10 have gathered momentum; reporting points to Telegram networks such as “Les Essentiels,” though the organizing remains diffuse.
• Bayrou argues the consolidation is urgent with public debt around 114% of GDP, and his announcement coincided with a drop in the CAC 40.