Overview

• François Bayrou’s government has fallen and Sébastien Lecornu has been appointed prime minister, marking a rapid executive transition.
• The 2026 budget remains unsettled, with commentators on LCI warning that failure to pass a budget would be the worst-case scenario.
• Europe 1 and TF1 report that President Emmanuel Macron intends to recognize the State of Palestine, a diplomatic step presented as a reported plan rather than a formal decision.
• TF1/LCI highlight a planned ‘grand ménage administratif’ and circulate what they call the real list of changes, signaling a possible wide administrative shake-up that remains in reporting.
• Recent mobilisations, including the 10 September actions, provide domestic pressure, with some coverage noting initially sparse protest turnouts.