Overview

• The government has set a Sept. 8 National Assembly vote as a single verdict on the roughly €44 billion savings package rather than on individual measures.
• President Emmanuel Macron has offered his full support to Prime Minister François Bayrou, while Renaissance leader Gabriel Attal says his group will vote yes and seek talks with other parties.
• Rassemblement National, FraFrance Insoumise, the Greens, the Socialists and the Communists have announced they will oppose Bayrou, leaving the cabinet vulnerable to defeat.
• If the government loses, Macron would need to appoint a new prime minister; RN is pushing for new elections, which Macron has so far rejected.
• Bayrou’s plan aims to save about €43.8–44 billion by restricting most public spending except defense, freezing pensions and social benefits, and abolishing two public holidays, prompting union calls for Sept. 10 protest strikes.