Overview
- After Lecornu’s consultations, the Élysée said a new head of government will be appointed within 48 hours to keep the political calendar on track.
- Sébastien Lecornu declared his mission over, signaled he is not seeking reconfirmation, and urged a team free of 2027 presidential ambitions.
- Lecornu said a 2026 budget text will be filed on Monday under a compressed timetable, acknowledging it was drafted in only three weeks.
- The pension overhaul remains the key obstacle, with talk of reopening debate or suspending the law drawing warnings of a roughly €3 billion cost in 2027 and firm opposition from LR, Horizons and business group Medef.
- Opposition parties threaten censure—RN pledges to topple any government until dissolution, LFI targets a broad-coalition cabinet, and PS and Greens press for a left-leaning prime minister—while Macron’s public remarks are expected after the Badinter Panthéon ceremony.