Overview

• The Élysée published an initial list of 18 names for Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu’s team, with the full 25-member lineup expected next week.
• Bruno Le Maire moved to Defence, Roland Lescure took Economy and Finance, and Jean-Noël Barrot kept Foreign Affairs.
• Several ministers were reappointed from François Bayrou’s cabinet, but the government does not command a majority in the lower house.
• President Emmanuel Macron set a Council of Ministers meeting for October 6, and Lecornu will outline his program to the National Assembly on October 7.
• Reporting says Lecornu is seeking cross-party backing with budget changes, including a proposed increase to the wealth tax, and he has ruled out using a constitutional fast-track.