Overview

• The Élysée named 18 ministers, preserving broad continuity while making select high-profile changes.
• Roland Lescure takes Economy and Finance as Bruno Le Maire moves to the Ministry of the Armed Forces.
• Jean‑Noël Barrot remains at Foreign Affairs, Bruno Retailleau stays at Interior, and Gérald Darmanin is assigned Justice, with Élisabeth Borne at Education, Manuel Valls at Overseas, and Rachida Dati at Culture.
• The first Council of Ministers convenes Monday, followed by Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu’s general policy speech to the National Assembly on Tuesday.
• Without a National Assembly majority, Lecornu has told ministers to negotiate compromises to secure the 2026 budget as Jordan Bardella and Jean‑Luc Mélenchon denounce the cabinet and signal censure attempts.