Overview

• The Élysée tasked the just‑resigned prime minister with two days of "final" negotiations to forge a platform for action and stability, with conclusions due to the president on Wednesday.
• The presidency said Macron will "take responsibility" if talks fail, a phrase widely interpreted by media as pointing to dissolving the National Assembly and calling early elections.
• Bruno Le Maire quit the defense post after one day and said he transferred responsibilities back to Lecornu, underscoring the government’s rapid personnel reversals.
• Multiple polls released Monday show broad public disapproval of the president’s handling of the crisis, including 73% supporting Macron’s resignation and 76% assigning him primary blame in a Toluna‑Harris Interactive survey.
• Macron’s camp lacks a majority in the Assembly as far‑right and far‑left parties press for new elections or the president’s removal, and ruling‑party leader Gabriel Attal publicly questioned the president’s decisions.