Overview

• Fitch cut France’s sovereign rating to A+, citing political fragmentation and budget uncertainty, intensifying pressure for a credible 2026 plan.
• Sébastien Lecornu gathered leaders of Renaissance, Horizons, MoDem and Les Républicains, then met the CFDT and Medef, with the CGT set for Monday, to define common priorities.
• He is working on a possible “contribution of the highest incomes” in the 2026 budget, as the governing camp signals openness to higher levies on ultra‑rich without adopting the Zucman wealth‑tax proposal.
• His first official trip takes him to Mâcon to focus on access to care and medical deserts, with meetings at a local health center.
• Roughly 200,000 people demonstrated on his first day in office, with another union‑organized protest day announced for Thursday.