Overview

• After inconclusive talks at Matignon, CGT leader Sophie Binet says she will meet him only after 2 October and vows to maintain pressure through the budget debates.
• In an interview with Le Parisien, the prime minister rejects a Zucman tax, an ISF comeback and any suspension of the pensions reform, while signaling tax hikes to answer calls for fiscal fairness.
• RN budget point man Jean‑Philippe Tanguy warns the government could use Article 47 ordonnances if debate stalls and says his group may back a censure unless the course changes.
• Centrist allies express skepticism over his approach as the PS brands his outreach a "main vide" and keeps censure on the table, even as Gabriel Attal urges a compromise with the Socialists.
• Lecornu is expected to unveil his cabinet mid‑week before sketching the 2026 budget for mid‑October presentation, with unions preparing nationwide actions on Thursday.