LIVE. Political back-to-school season, budget... François Bayrou is holding a press conference this Monday, his entourage fears "the beginning of chaos"
Environmentalists, communists... Mathilde Panot assures on BFMTV-RMC that the motion of censure that the LFI group will submit on September 23 will be "proposed to the entire left of the hemicycle."
"I think this motion of censure could bring down Mr. Bayrou's government," said the leader of the LFI deputies.
While the National Rally has dismissed the idea of voting to censure François Bayrou's government in September, MP Julien Odoul assures that when the budget debate comes in October, the group will not hesitate to censure the Prime Minister.
"The moment of truth is the budget debate. (...) The announcements we've been hearing since July are only virtual for the moment. If they are concrete, it's clear that there will be censorship," he assured on franceinfo this morning.
He believes that, for the moment, "François Bayrou's announcements do not add up." "We hope that François Bayrou comes to his senses and listens to the French people."
Mathilde Panot, president of the LFI group in the National Assembly, reaffirms that the party is "at the service" of the September 10 movement.
"We respected the fact that the movement was autonomous and non-partisan," she assures.
François Hollande continues to raise the issue of censorship on France Inter. "The right procedure is to open negotiations," says the former Socialist, hoping that these will be opened with parliamentary parties and social partners.
"If there were nothing, perhaps decisions would have to be made. But if there must be negotiations with the trade unions and dialogue with the parliamentary groups, there is no immediate censure; we must wait for the budget text to be tabled," he said.
"The entire logic" of the government is "disastrous," Mathilde Panot, leader of La France Insoumise, said on BFMTV-RMC.
Guest on France Inter, François Hollande discusses the next budget.
"I can't imagine that it will be the same text in a month or two months. If it has to be the same text, I don't see how François Bayrou can escape censorship," warns the former president, who became a member of parliament again in the last legislative elections.
And to develop:
"If nothing has been conceded, if public holidays are still threatened, if there is no rectification in terms of wealth taxation, if businesses are not called upon to contribute, if there is no better sharing between the effort required in terms of expenditure and the effort that must be made in terms of additional revenue on the part of the most privileged, I do not see how this result can escape."
On BFMTV-RMC, Mathilde Panot assures that she is waiting for François Bayrou to speak this afternoon, because "every time he opens his mouth, it fuels the demands in the country.
The president of the LFI group in the National Assembly also assured that "none" of the rebellious parliamentarians "will go to meetings with the government and "will not negotiate."
A real point of contention for the French, the abolition of public holidays is defended this morning by Aurore Bergé.
The Minister for Equality between Women and Men affirms that "increasing working hours in our country is a good thing."
The Minister for Equality between Women and Men stated on Europe 1 that the government is "not afraid" of the September 10 movement.
"Neither an excess of feverishness, nor an excess of confidence," advocated Aurore Bergé.
Faced with a "tense political return to school," where "unrest and agitators" are the order of the day, the minister explains that she hears the "legitimate" anger of the French people who want to express themselves through this "Block Everything" movement.
A supporter of a left-wing union for the next presidential election, Clémentine Autain called on RTL for "a solution that is not Glucksmann-Mélenchon," as both men could run for the Élysée.
This would be "the assurance of defeat," says the woman who was excluded from LFI during the last legislative elections.
"When Trumpism is blowing, when national unity is so high, turning your back on the union on the left is irresponsible to me," she adds.
Furthermore, the Seine-Saint-Denis MP reiterates that she will be a candidate if a primary is organised by the left.
Speaking on RTL, left-wing MP Clémentine Autain castigated François Bayrou's budget. Faced with the Prime Minister's announced plans to free up €44 billion, she declared:
"François Bayrou takes from the pockets of those who have the least, to enrich those who have the most. This is his choice for society: to always demand efforts from the same people. And this is the policy that has been pursued in our country for more than 40 years, claiming that there is no other choice."
The former rebel, who now sits with the Greens in the National Assembly, advocates for greater "tax justice." She then mentions the Zuckman tax, which aims to tax the high wealth of the ultra-rich, an option regularly put forward by the left.
According to an Odoxa poll for Le Parisien , 84% of French people are opposed to the abolition of two public holidays - a proposal made by the government as part of its budget plan to revive the country's economy.
Eight out of ten French people see François Bayrou's proposal as a "disguised tax", while 66% "do not see the connection between working more and reducing France's debt and deficits".
Moreover, the majority believe that there are not too many public holidays in France (80%) and that we already work enough, "or even too much" (74%).
According to BFMTV, in order to avoid any hiccups and to ensure that the government team is in agreement, all of François Bayrou's ministers have been summoned to a meeting at 3:30 p.m., just before his press conference.
As a reminder, on July 15, the Prime Minister convened his government after presenting his savings plan.
Decryption, latest news... From 3 p.m., follow the special edition of BFMTV dedicated to the Prime Minister's press conference live.
On the opposition side, all are waiting for François Bayrou with one idea in mind: his political censure on September 23.
An RN official told BFMTV yesterday that he was "waiting to see what he's going to say" before laying the party's cards on the table. "He's under pressure. And obviously, we know that."
"Deep down, everyone knows how this will end, except him! The question is when," another National Front official added to BFMTV.
On the left, the Socialists can only corroborate this and are leveraging their potential parliamentary clout. "The government wants to count on us, but Bayrou hasn't called us this summer. He's all alone, we don't know what he's doing," a Socialist official told BFMTV.
"Bayrou is behaving like a good Catholic. He believes in his budget, he doesn't want to touch it as if it were sacred," says another member of the Rose Party.
After budgetary announcements that have shocked France and hastened the return to work, the resident of Matignon is expected to deliver.
The announcement of her press conference did not fail to provoke a reaction from all political sides, even within her own government. "We were not aware of it," a minister's advisor recently told BFMTV.
"This is the beginning of chaos, France is on the verge of a nervous breakdown," a minister's entourage summed up on BFMTV.
"Freezing benefits, working two public holidays without earning more, increasing deductibles. The best thing that can happen to us is censorship," said a ministerial advisor, who disagreed with these announcements.
Hello everyone and welcome to this live broadcast dedicated to the press conference that François Bayrou will hold this afternoon.
From 4 p.m., the Prime Minister is expected to make a statement and discuss the issues of the political season.
The 2026 budget and calls to block the country on September 10 are expected to be among the topics to be discussed.
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