Overview

• Sébastien Lecornu, now a resigned caretaker, begins consultations at 9 a.m. with leaders of the governing camp and the presidents of both chambers, while LR chief Bruno Retailleau skips the joint meeting and seeks a bilateral.
• The Élysée says Emmanuel Macron will "take his responsibilities" if no compromise emerges by Wednesday night, and clarifies Lecornu would not automatically return as prime minister even if a platform is found.
• The Rassemblement national and allied groups vow to systematically censure any government until a dissolution or the president’s departure, as LFI presses a destitution motion whose admissibility is due for review Wednesday.
• Public opinion tilts toward fresh elections and backs Lecornu’s exit, with polling cited around two thirds favoring dissolution and about three quarters approving his resignation.
• Economic anxiety grows as Medef cancels a major Bercy event and warns of a French "decrochage," while ministers from the short-lived cabinet qualify for three months of departure pay due to their appointments’ publication in the Journal officiel.