Overview

• President Emmanuel Macron scheduled cross-party consultations at the Élysée for 2:30 p.m., inviting most parliamentary forces but not the National Rally or La France Insoumise.
• The roster includes figures such as Bruno Retailleau, Laurent Wauquiez, Édouard Philippe, François Bayrou, Gabriel Attal, Olivier Faure, Marine Tondelier and Fabien Roussel.
• The sitting prime minister has resigned after saying he completed his mission, and consultations to identify a replacement proceed as Agnès Pannier‑Runacher says she is not a candidate for the next cabinet.
• The Socialist Party, the Greens and the Communist Party wrote to the presidency urging cohabitation under a left‑leaning prime minister.
• Jean‑Luc Mélenchon called for Emmanuel Macron’s departure and an early presidential vote, with LFI refusing the Élysée meeting and being labeled persona non grata by the PS.