Overview

• Parliamentary sources say the censure motions filed by LFI and by the RN/UDR coalition will be examined Thursday morning in the National Assembly.
• The government presents its 2026 budget at the morning council of ministers, targeting a deficit below 5% of GDP before sending the texts to Parliament.
• Sébastien Lecornu delivers his policy declaration at 15:00 under Article 50-1 and will not seek a confidence vote.
• The PS, with 69 deputies, conditions any reprieve on an immediate and complete suspension of the 2023 pension reform and could file its own motion after the speech.
• RN leader Jordan Bardella says his group will back a left censure motion, leaving the 289‑vote threshold dependent on socialist choices and potential ecologist support.