Overview

• Two weeks after his appointment, the prime minister has stayed largely out of public view and has yet to name a government, with formation now expected in early October.
• Union leaders press demands ranging from repealing the pension reform to a tax on large fortunes and say further nationwide protests could follow if talks fall short.
• Parliamentarians are discussing a temporary suspension of the pension law until the presidential election as a potential basis for compromise.
• Socialist deputies voice frustration over the lack of clarity, and an Rassemblement national official says Lecornu must speak before deputies return on October 1 as the censure risk looms.
• Lecornu met authors of a report on state medical aid for undocumented migrants as Les Républicains and the RN push for cuts, drawing criticism from Médecins du Monde, while he unveils small measures to streamline the state and trim communication spending.