Overview

• After resigning hours after unveiling his cabinet, Sébastien Lecornu begins consultations with the governing bloc's leaders and the heads of both chambers, with LR chief Bruno Retailleau skipping the multilateral meeting and seeking a bilateral.
• The Élysée says Emmanuel Macron will "take his responsibilities" if the talks fail and indicates Lecornu would not automatically return as prime minister even if a deal is struck.
• The RN and its UDR allies vow to censure every government until dissolution or Macron's departure, while LFI pushes for the president's resignation and has a destitution motion's admissibility set for review on Wednesday.
• Polling reported by French media shows strong public backing for a reset, with about two‑thirds favoring dissolution and roughly three‑quarters approving Lecornu's resignation.
• France remains under a caretaker government handling routine affairs, the 2026 budget is unresolved, and Bruno Le Maire has been formally relieved of overseeing defense in the interim with those duties transferred to the prime minister.