Overview

• Left and right opponents signaled plans for a no-confidence motion, with Socialist leader Olivier Faure saying support is likely unless the 2023 pension reform is suspended.
• Lecornu said he will step down again if workable conditions do not exist and described a cabinet that is not captive to party machines, adding that talks on the pension law are possible.
• Republicans leader Bruno Retailleau declined to join the new government after serving as acting interior minister.
• The Financial Times reported that ministerial advisers are circulating resumes for private-sector roles because of mounting uncertainty.
• Thousands marched in Paris calling for President Emmanuel Macron to resign and urging France to leave the EU and NATO.