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Lecornu Renounces 49.3, Launches Last‑Chance Talks as Budget Showdown Nears

The move forces him to seek decisive support outside his camp to survive a coming censure attempt.

Sébastien Lecornu, lors de son arrivée à Matignon, le 10 septembre 2025.
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Les députés ont participé à l’élection des membres du bureau de l’Assemblée nationale et des présidents de commission, au Palais Bourbon à Paris, le 1er octobre 2025.
France's newly-appointed Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu reacts as he speaks at the end of the handover ceremony at the Hotel Matignon in Paris on September 10, 2025. LUDOVIC MARIN/Pool via REUTERS

Overview

  • Speaking from Matignon, the prime minister said he will not use Article 49.3 to pass laws, including the 2026 budget, and urged opponents to start parliamentary debates next week.
  • He said he will present a smaller cabinet in the coming days and deliver a policy declaration next week, pledging a new method that shares power with the National Assembly.
  • Lecornu is meeting Marine Le Pen at 9:00 and Socialist leader Olivier Faure at 10:30, then Ecologists and the PCF, while LFI refused talks and plans to file a censure motion once the government is named.
  • Socialists say current proposals fall short as Lecornu rules out the Zucman tax, reinstating the ISF, or suspending the pension reform, though he signals measures on women’s pensions, overtime and a revived bonus.
  • Les Républicains have not committed to joining the government and the RN’s stance remains unclear, leaving the far-right group potentially decisive for the new cabinet’s survival.