Overview

• La France insoumise and the Rassemblement National filed separate censure motions Monday, with votes expected as early as Wednesday or Thursday after the 48‑hour delay.
• RN leader Jordan Bardella said his party will back the LFI motion, but passage would still require additional votes from groups such as the Socialists and Greens to reach the 289‑vote threshold.
• Sébastien Lecornu will convene a first cabinet meeting Tuesday to validate the 2026 budget before his policy address to the National Assembly at 3 p.m., under a tight 70‑day parliamentary review calendar.
• The 34‑member cabinet mixes reconfirmed ministers with civil‑society figures, including ex‑SNCF chief Jean‑Pierre Farandou at Labour, former WWF France head Monique Barbut at Ecology, and ex‑Système U boss Serge Papin over SMEs, trade, tourism and purchasing power.
• Les Républicains split after six members accepted ministerial posts and were excluded by party leaders, and outgoing interior minister Bruno Retailleau defied instructions for discreet handovers with a public farewell as Laurent Nuñez took over at Place Beauvau.