Overview

• Matignon said François Bayrou will hold a press conference Monday, August 25 at 4 p.m. on the 2026 budget and the political rentrée, as Emmanuel Macron publicly backed his savings plan as “lucid and courageous.”
• At LFI’s summer gathering in the Drôme, Jean‑Luc Mélenchon urged a nationwide work stoppage on September 10 to turn the online “Bloquons tout” call into a general strike.
• LFI plans to file a censure motion on September 23 targeting Bayrou’s government, and other left parties signal they could support it if the budget stance does not change, with the RN also leaving the door open.
• The September 10 mobilisation, launched on social networks, has drawn support from LFI, the Greens, the Communists and later the Socialists, while unions including the CGT and FO will decide their role next week and the CGT remains cautious.
• In Strasbourg, the Greens pressed for a united left ticket for 2027 and staged a cross‑party event, as a separate row flared when LFI denied accreditation to a Le Monde reporter, prompting media protests and Libération’s withdrawal from the Amfis.