Second Lecornu government
Second Lecornu government | |
|---|---|
| 48th Government of French Fifth Republic | |
| Date formed | 10 October 2025 |
| People and organisations | |
| President of the Republic | Emmanuel Macron |
| Prime Minister | Sébastien Lecornu |
| Member parties | |
| Status in legislature | Minority (coalition) |
| History | |
| Election | 2024 French legislative election |
| Predecessor | Lecornu I |
The second Lecornu government (French: gouvernement Lecornu II) is the forty-eighth and incumbent government of France. It was formed on 10 October 2025 after President Emmanuel Macron re-appointed Sébastien Lecornu as Prime Minister following the collapse of his previous government.[1][2]
Formation
Background
On 9 September 2025, President Emmanuel Macron appointed Lecornu as Prime Minister following the fall of the Bayrou government.[3] Upon announcing his government on 5 October, various left-wing and far-right parties criticised the composition, as most of the ministers from the previous government retained their portfolios.[4][5]
Lecornu resigned less than a day after announcing his cabinet, making his first government the shortest-lived government in French history. Macron reappointed Lecornu as Prime Minister on 10 October.[6]
Reactions
La France Insoumise (LFI)'s Manuel Bompard said that he considered the reappointment humiliating and vowed to impeach (French: destituer) President Macron and file a motion of no confidence (motion de censure) against Lecornu's second government.[7] The French Communist Party (PCF)'s Fabien Roussel called for a snap election.[8] The Ecologists, LFI and PCF will support the motion.[9] The Socialist Party's Pierre Jouvet said that a motion of no confidence was not ruled out because no agreement was reached with the government.[8]
The Republicans and the Union of Democrats and Independents (UDI) said they would not join the coalition.[10] As a result, ministers appointed by Lecornu from The Republicans were expelled from the party.[11]
National Rally's Jordan Bardella deemed the reappointment shameful for France and democracy, saying that the National Rally would file a motion of no confidence.[12] The Union of the Right for the Republic's Éric Ciotti would support the motion.[9] He called on his former right-wing colleagues to join him to bring about great change, and welcomed them like a family.[13]
Motions of no confidence
October 2025
La France Insoumise and National Rally filed separate motions of no confidence on 16 October 2025.[14] The government survived both LFI's and RN's separate motions,[15] primarily because the Socialist Party supported the government after it promised to roll back pension reforms.[16]
| Ballot → | 16 October 2025 | |
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| Required majority → | 289 out of 577 18 | |
271 / 577
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| Abstentions or absentees[a] | 306 / 577
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| Source | ||
| Ballot → | 16 October 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Required majority → | 289 out of 577 145 | |
144 / 577
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| Abstentions or absentees[a] | 433 / 577
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| Source | ||
January 2026
In protest of the EU–Mercosur Association Agreement, La France Insoumise and National Rally again filed separate motions of no confidence on 9 January 2026.[17] Again, the government survived both votes due to the support of the Socialist Party.[18]
| Ballot → | 14 January 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Required majority → | 288 out of 575 32 | |
256 / 575
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| Abstentions or absentees[a] | 319 / 575
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| Source | ||
| Ballot → | 14 January 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Required majority → | 288 out of 575 146 | |
142 / 575
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| Abstentions or absentees[a] | 433 / 575
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| Source | ||
Composition
The list was revealed on the night of 12 October.[19]
Ministers
Deputy Ministers
| Portfolio | Attached minister | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister Delegate for Relations with Parliament | Prime Minister | Laurent Panifous | DVG | |
| Spokesperson of the Government of France | Maud Bregeon | RE | ||
| Minister Delegate for Gender Equality and the Fight against discriminations | Aurore Bergé | RE | ||
| Minister Delegate to the Minister of the Interior | Minister of the Interior | Marie-Pierre Vedrenne | MoDem | |
| Minister Delegate to the Minister of the Armed Forces | Minister of the Armed Forces | Alice Rufo | SE | |
| Minister Delegate for the Sea and Fisheries | Minister of Ecological Transition | Catherine Chabaud | MoDem | |
| Minister Delegate for the Ecological Transition | Mathieu Lefèvre | RE | ||
| Minister Delegate for Industry | Minister of the Economy | Sébastien Martin | LR[b] | |
| Minister Delegate for Artificial Intelligence and Digital | Anne Le Hénanff | HOR | ||
| Minister Delegate for Europe | Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs | Benjamin Haddad | RE | |
| Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Attractiveness | Nicolas Forissier | LR[b] | ||
| Minister Delegate for La Francophonie, International Partnerships and French Abroad | Éléonore Caroit | RE | ||
| Minister Delegate for Autonomy and Persons with Disabilities | Minister for Health, Families, Autonomy and People with Disabilities | Charlotte Parmentier-Lecocq | HOR | |
| Minister Delegate for Rural Affairs | Minister for Regional Planning and Decentralisation | Michel Fournier | SE | |
| Minister Delegate for the Civil Service and State Reform | Minister for Public Action and Accounts | David Amiel | RE | |
See also
Notes
- ^ a b c d In the French National Assembly, motions of no confidence are voted on by open ballot, with only those in favor of the motion taking part in the vote. Since a majority of the entire membership is required, those who are absent or do not cast a ballot are de facto voting against.
- ^ a b c d e f On 10 October, The Republicans voted not to participate in Lecornu's Second Government. As a result, the appointed ministers were suspended from the party.
References
- ^ "Macron picks Lecornu as French PM again". POLITICO. 10 October 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ Chrisafis, Angelique (10 October 2025). "Macron reappoints Sébastien Lecornu as French prime minister". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
- ^ Ambrose, Tom; Sedghi, Amy; Graham, Vicky; Sedghi, Tom Ambrose (now); Amy; Graham (earlier), Vicky (10 September 2025). "New French PM takes office as 'Block Everything' protests rock country – as it happened". the Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
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- ^ "Macron picks Lecornu as French PM again". POLITICO. 10 October 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ "« Un nouveau bras d'honneur aux Français » : les réactions pleuvent après la reconduction de Lecornu". Le Soir (in French). 10 October 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ a b "Sébastien Lecornu reconduit : les principales réactions". ouest-france.fr (in French). 10 October 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ a b "Lecornu renommé Premier ministre : le défi majeur de former un gouvernement après le refus de LR et les menaces de censure". SudOuest.fr (in French). 11 October 2025. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
- ^ "DIRECT. Lecornu II: Les Républicains annoncent qu'ils ne participeront pas au gouvernement". BFMTV (in French). 11 October 2025. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
- ^ "France: Le parti LR exclut ses membres entrés au gouvernement". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ^ Nomination de Sébastien Lecornu au poste de Premier ministre: Jordan Bardella annonce que le Rassemblement national censurera “cet attelage sans aucun avenir” : Actualités - Orange (in French). 10 October 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ ""Une famille qui n'aurait jamais dû se séparer" : Ciotti invite les LR à rejoindre son alliance avec le RN". www.rtl.fr (in French). 11 October 2025. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
- ^ "Gouvernement Lecornu : retrouvez notre direct sur la nomination des ministres et le vote des motions de censure". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 17 October 2025.
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- ^ "Gouvernement Lecornu : retrouvez notre direct sur la nomination des ministres et le vote des motions de censure". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ^ Pineau, Elizabeth; de La Hamaide, Sybille (9 January 2026). "French opposition parties seek to topple government over Mercosur". Reuters. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
- ^ Pineau, Elizabeth; Melander, Ingrid (14 January 2026). "French government survives no-confidence votes, now faces another budget battle". Reuters. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
- ^ "Nomination du Gouvernement". elysee.fr (in French). 12 October 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ^ "France appoints new government under PM Lecornu". 12 October 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.