Overview

• At 10:00, the prime minister receives CFDT, CGT, FO, CFE‑CGC, CFTC, Unsa, FSU and Solidaires together at Matignon under a five‑day deadline set after the 18 September marches.
• Union leaders warn they will call a new national strike without concessions, demanding scrapping of Bayrou’s budget package, reversing the pension‑age rise, dropping higher medical co‑pays and staff cuts, and tying public aid to social and environmental standards.
• In the afternoon he is to receive Medef, CPME and U2P, as Medef’s Patrick Martin announces a large employers’ meeting in the coming days opposing measures such as a Zucman‑style tax.
• Lecornu has not yet formed a cabinet, with formation pushed to early October, and he is courting a coalition of non‑censure for the 2026 budget while Les Républicains set conditions and the Socialists signal impatience.
• Alongside budget talks, he has launched a decentralisation consultation, asking local officials to submit written proposals by 31 October to shape a bill on competencies and financing.