Overview

• The Élysée published a 34‑member lineup retaining Jean‑Noël Barrot at foreign affairs, Roland Lescure at finance, Rachida Dati at culture and Gérald Darmanin at justice.
• Catherine Vautrin moves to defense, Paris police chief Laurent Nuñez becomes interior minister, SNCF chief Jean‑Pierre Farandou takes labor, and ex‑WWF France head Monique Barbut is named environment minister.
• An Élysée spokesman said the 2026 budget must be filed by Wednesday to meet constitutional timing, with an EU deficit procedure and high debt sharpening the fiscal choices.
• Rassemblement National and La France Insoumise announced plans to lodge no‑confidence motions this week, while the Socialists weigh conditional tolerance tied to suspending the pension reform.
• Les Républicains ruled out joining the government and signaled case‑by‑case support, and Lecornu said he would step down if the budget cannot pass.