Overview

• Laurent Wauquiez said Les Républicains will not table a censure motion against either a Socialist-led or RN-led government to avoid what he called catastrophic instability.
• He signaled that a large number of LR deputies will not back François Bayrou in the confidence vote, while he himself will vote for it without enthusiasm out of responsibility.
• He expressed disappointment that Bayrou has not publicly committed to restoring two scrapped public holidays, which Wauquiez says the prime minister previously agreed to in a meeting.
• The position sharpens an internal rift with LR president Bruno Retailleau, who has ruled out any coalition arrangement with the Socialists.
• Wauquiez said the RN belongs to the republican arc even as he criticized parts of its platform, and PS leader Olivier Faure welcomed his non-censure stance.