Overview

• An official decree published in the Journal Officiel convenes Parliament in extraordinary session on September 8 for a general policy declaration under Article 49.1.
• François Bayrou will invite party and group leaders from September 1, but LFI and the Ecologists say they will skip the talks and vote against him, while the RN plans to attend yet demands a return to the polls.
• The Socialists open their summer gathering in Blois with a counter‑budget centered on new revenues from high earners and signal they will not grant confidence.
• Seeking support at the Medef forum, Bayrou pledged a “fair” contribution from the most affluent without harming investment, as business leaders warned against any revival of a wealth tax.
• The confidence gambit imperils the early‑October budget timetable for presenting and transmitting the 2026 finance bills, adding uncertainty to France’s fiscal planning.