Overview

• Overnight, the prime minister circulated a written roadmap to the centrist-right bloc calling for unity on a 2026 budget centered on curbing public spending, targeted tax cuts and a near-term anti‑fraud bill projected to raise €2.3 billion.
• Sébastien Lecornu has yet to finalize a slimmer cabinet of roughly 25 ministers, with an announcement expected as soon as late Sunday or Monday depending on ongoing talks.
• Les Républicains postponed a decision on joining the government to Sunday as leader Bruno Retailleau pressed for firmer commitments on immigration and spending, and MoDem demanded clarifications to avoid being a bargaining chip.
• Former minister François Rebsamen said he will not join the new team, citing his convictions on fiscal and social justice and decentralization.
• Socialist leader Olivier Faure warned his party is ready to vote censure and accept the risk of dissolution without budget changes, and the Rassemblement National’s Sébastien Chenu said his group could support censure as soon as next week absent a clear break with Macron’s line.