Overview

• President Emmanuel Macron accepted Sébastien Lecornu’s resignation only hours after a first list of roughly 16–18 ministers was announced.
• The partial cabinet largely reconducted senior figures, naming Roland Lescure to the Economy and Bruno Le Maire to the Armed Forces, with Bruno Retailleau at Interior and Gérald Darmanin at Justice.
• Les Républicains reacted with anger over the composition they said failed to deliver a promised rupture, prompting Bruno Retailleau to convene the party’s strategic committee.
• Left parties signaled imminent censure moves, with PS, LFI and Greens preparing motions, while RN leader Jordan Bardella urged new legislative elections.
• Lecornu had just renounced use of Article 49.3 and circulated a roadmap prioritizing the 2026 budget, spending cuts and anti‑fraud measures; his administration became the briefest of the Fifth Republic.