Overview

• The Élysée announced at 21:59 that Sébastien Lecornu returns to Matignon just four days after resigning, tasked with stabilizing a fractured National Assembly.
• His immediate mandate is to secure a parliamentary path that prevents a no‑confidence vote and gets the 2026 budget moving, with a possible council of ministers on Monday.
• Earlier in the day, Emmanuel Macron held a 2.5‑hour meeting with party leaders at the Élysée, excluding the Rassemblement National and La France Insoumise.
• Left‑wing leaders left the meeting dissatisfied, demanded that Matignon go to the left, and warned they would move to censure if there is no change in policy direction, including on pensions.
• Center and right figures showed divisions over participation and terms, with leaders debating the viability of a common platform as the presidency seeks to avoid dissolution.