Overview

• Late Friday, the Élysée said Lecornu was named prime minister and given carte blanche to form a government and negotiate with parties.
• Macron met mainstream party leaders at the Élysée, excluding RN and LFI, but no assurance of non‑censure emerged, heightening the risk of a vote that could prompt dissolution.
• Lecornu said he accepted the post out of duty, promised to open contentious dossiers to parliamentary debate, and demanded that future ministers forswear 2027 presidential ambitions.
• The executive faces a hard Monday deadline to lodge the 2026 budget to preserve the Constitution’s 70‑day review window, with officials noting the draft has already gone to the fiscal watchdog.
• Opposition leaders from PS, PCF and LR voiced hostility, and the National Rally vowed to seek the government’s removal, underscoring the fragility of Lecornu’s second attempt.