Overview

• Laurant Wauquiez, who leads the Droite républicaine group in the National Assembly, announced he will not seek to censure the Lecornu 2 government.
• Les Républicains opted to support the government without entering the cabinet, positioning the stance as a choice for stability.
• The decision comes after negotiations at the Élysée that aimed to avoid a return to the polls, according to the coverage.
• An earlier surprise departure by Bruno Retailleau from the first Lecornu government had raised expectations of a clean break with Macronism that did not materialize.
• A Le Figaro opinion column argues the posture exposes deep contradictions within LR and cites cases such as Vincent Jeanbrun and Annie Genevard as signs of internal strain.