Overview

• Emmanuel Macron gathered coalition leaders at the Élysée and pressed them to work with the Socialists—excluding RN and LFI—to widen support before and potentially after the confidence vote.
• François Bayrou continued party consultations at Matignon, where Jordan Bardella and Marine Le Pen said RN would vote against and called for an “ultra‑rapid” dissolution of the Assembly.
• The Socialist Party reaffirmed an “irrévocable” refusal to back the government and positioned itself for Matignon, as the Greens urged a left regrouping that LFI declined to join.
• Les Républicains are split, with Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau urging deputies to support the government while Laurent Wauquiez pushes member consultations and some MPs consider abstaining.
• The standoff centers on Bayrou’s 2026 plan for €44 billion in savings, rejected across the opposition as long‑term borrowing costs rise and unions schedule September mobilizations.