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RN Support Delivers Socle Commun Control of Assembly Committees Except Finance

The far right’s return to the Bureau and decision to back centrist-right candidates resets oversight power ahead of fraught 2026 budget battles.

Overview

  • The socle commun secured seven of eight permanent committee presidencies, with the Finance Committee remaining under LFI’s Éric Coquerel.
  • The Rassemblement national rejoined the Assembly’s Bureau with two vice presidencies and two secretary posts after a proportional distribution backed by the socle commun.
  • In a tactical move, the RN fielded no candidates for committee chairs and voted for the socle commun’s nominees, helping elect Stéphane Travert to Economic Affairs and Alexandre Portier to Cultural Affairs.
  • LR’s Philippe Juvin was named rapporteur général of the budget, replacing LIOT’s Charles de Courson in a pivotal role for the upcoming 2026 budget process.
  • Left parties accused the centrist-right of a tacit pact with the RN to trade posts and secure non-censure, an allegation members of the socle commun denied.