Overview

• Overnight, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu circulated a government roadmap to socle commun parties urging unity around priorities led by passing the 2026 budget, cutting spending and presenting a €2.3 billion anti‑fraud bill.
• Les Républicains delayed a decision on joining the cabinet and pressed for firm immigration measures and significant ministerial representation, with party leaders meeting by videoconference to set their stance.
• The MoDem group requested clarification from Lecornu and warned it does not want to be treated as a bargaining counter in talks with the right or the left.
• Olivier Faure said the Socialist Party is ready to censure the government unless the budget plan changes, as Lecornu’s renunciation of Article 49.3 failed to quell left‑wing concerns.
• Macron has urged a lean team of roughly 25 ministers, with the lineup expected as soon as late Sunday or Monday, ahead of Lecornu’s policy declaration to the National Assembly on Tuesday.