Overview

• The Élysée’s mandate tasks the 39-year-old with negotiating cross‑party agreements in a fragmented Assembly before proposing a cabinet.
• Government services scheduled the handover at Matignon for tomorrow at noon, with François Bayrou remaining in a caretaker role until then.
• A nationwide “Bloquons tout” mobilization set for 10 September is expected to disrupt transport, as the civil aviation authority warns of delays at all French airports and SNCF says TGV services should run normally.
• Markets are focused on a Fitch ratings decision expected Friday that observers say could add pressure to France’s borrowing costs.
• Opposition figures including Marine Le Pen and Jean‑Luc Mélenchon sharply criticized the nomination, while reports that Lecornu was already forming a government were denied by sources close to him.