Overview
- Bayrou has set a trust vote for 8 September, casting it as a mandate on his savings plan rather than on individual measures.
- RN leader Jordan Bardella urges either a fresh dissolution of parliament or Macron’s resignation if the government falls.
- The plan targets about €44 billion in savings through broad spending limits excluding defense, freezes to pensions and benefits, and scrapping two public holidays, with a deficit goal below 4.6% in 2026 after 5.8% in 2025.
- Renaissance chief Gabriel Attal pledges unified support for Bayrou and is courting other groups, while LFI, Greens, Communists, Socialists, and RN say they will vote against.
- Unions and activists are calling protest strikes for 10 September as analysts warn a three-bloc Assembly has become hard to govern and debate grows over electoral reform.