Overview

• Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu named 34 ministers, including Laurent Nuñez at Interior, Jean‑Pierre Farandou at Labour and Solidarities, and Gérald Darmanin at Justice.
• Les Républicains and the UDI declined to join the government, pledging only vote‑by‑vote support, and LR immediately expelled six members who accepted ministerial posts.
• The first Council of Ministers is scheduled for Tuesday, with the finance and social‑security bills expected to be transmitted to Parliament by Tuesday to meet the year‑end timetable.
• The draft 2026 budget reviewed by the fiscal watchdog targets a deficit near 4.7% of GDP next year with a trajectory toward the EU’s 3% threshold by 2029.
• The Socialist Party conditions any avoidance of censure on abandoning Article 49.3, adopting purchasing‑power measures, and fully suspending the 2023 pension reform.