Overview

• Lecornu, who resigned on Monday after just 27 days in office, was asked to form a new cabinet and must submit the 2026 budget to parliament by Monday under constitutional rules.
• La France Insoumise and the Rassemblement National said they will file no-confidence motions, while Socialists demand the pension overhaul be frozen and Greens and Communists also threaten to oppose.
• Macron gathered party leaders at the Élysée for consultations but excluded RN and LFI, rejecting left-wing calls to name a premier from their ranks.
• France’s National Assembly remains fragmented since the 2024 snap election, leaving no stable majority and casting doubt on the new government’s durability.
• High debt and an EU deficit procedure frame the budget fight, and two prior premiers fell over confidence battles tied to fiscal plans.