Overview

• Sébastien Lecornu circulated a written roadmap to the centrist bloc outlining priorities that include the 2026 budget, spending cuts, support for growth and health, purchasing power, and national sovereignty.
• Les Républicains delayed a decision on joining the government and demanded a detailed roadmap with guarantees on immigration and spending, with party figures also pressing for a large share of ministerial posts.
• Socialist leader Olivier Faure warned he would move to censure unless the budget is reworked and said his party is prepared to accept the risk of dissolution.
• Rassemblement National’s Sébastien Chenu said his party could back a censure motion as soon as next week if Lecornu does not clearly break with macronism, while also urging a dissolution to reset the Assembly.
• Lecornu signaled concessions to the right with a planned 2026 cut to the CVAE production tax, as François Rebsamen declined to join the next cabinet and MoDem sought clarity on the government’s direction.