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Lecornu Ends Lifetime Perks for Former Ministers, Limits Security Detail in 2026 Decree

The move signals a bid to model restraint to bolster support for wider budget cuts.

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Le Premier ministre Sébastien Lecornu lors d'une visite dans un centre de santé à Mâcon (Saône-et-Loire), le 13 septembre 2025.
En tête du classement des montants alloués en 2024, se trouve Dominique de Villepin, avec 207 072 euros, dont 198 805 euros de dépenses de personnel et 8 267 euros pour les dépenses du véhicule. 

Overview

  • Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu signed a decree ending lifetime material advantages for former ministers and prime ministers, taking effect on 1 January 2026.
  • Police protection for former prime ministers and former interior ministers will become time-limited and renewable only based on assessed risk, with the DGPN tasked to set the framework.
  • The government will revise the 20 September 2019 decree that had allowed a vehicle with driver without time limit and a private secretariat for up to ten years or until age 67 for ex–prime ministers.
  • The budget impact is modest, with material perks costing about €1.58 million in 2024 and total costs including protection estimated around €4.4–€4.5 million, compared with a savings target near €43–€44 billion for 2026.
  • The announcement follows Lecornu’s rollback of a plan to cut two public holidays and comes as he courts parliamentary backing under threat of censure, with union mobilizations set for 18 and 26 September and some former premiers voicing support.