His cabinet and his state budget plan 2026 fell down along with the prime minister, so the country entered a period of “day-to-day affairs,” until the head of state appoints a successor in Matignon and commissions him to form a new government.

Bayrou and his ministers will remain in office with the minimum work necessary to ensure the functioning of the state until the government takes over, which will have as a priority the preparation of the budget.

The President of the Republic committed himself yesterday to appoint a prime minister in the coming days.

Among the names mentioned to replace Bayrou are the ministers of the deposed cabinet Sébastien Lecornu (Defense), Catherine Vautrin (Labor) and Éric Lombard (Economy) and the Socialists’ leader, Olivier Faure.

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