Overview

• France’s Élysée named the 18-member cabinet chosen by Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, with the first Council of Ministers set for Monday at 16:00 with President Emmanuel Macron.
• The lineup largely retains figures from François Bayrou’s team, including Bruno Retailleau at Interior, Gérald Darmanin at Justice, Élisabeth Borne at Education and Jean‑Noël Barrot at Foreign Affairs.
• New assignments include Roland Lescure at Economy, Bruno Le Maire at the Armed Forces and Aurore Bergé as government spokesperson.
• Opposition leaders Jean‑Luc Mélenchon, Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella blasted the continuity cabinet, and National Rally signaled it will file a motion of censure.
• With no left-leaning ministers, the government must assemble votes for the 2026 budget by year‑end as Lecornu pledges to let Parliament decide rather than use article 49.3.