2026 Budget, September 10th mobilization: François Bayrou will hold a press conference on Monday at 4 p.m., announces Matignon

The Prime Minister will speak as he approaches a very delicate return to school and is notably threatened with a motion of censure since the presentation of budget guidelines providing for nearly 44 billion euros of savings next year.

Prime Minister François Bayrou will hold a press conference on Monday at 4 p.m., Matignon announced on Saturday, August 23. The head of government is facing a very delicate political return marked by the preparation of the 2026 budget and calls to block the country on September 10. François Bayrou has been threatened with a motion of censure since the presentation in mid-July of budget guidelines providing for nearly €44 billion in savings next year. The Matignon resident prepared for this political return during a dinner with Emmanuel Macron on August 21 at the presidential holiday residence at Fort Brégançon.

Among the budgetary options that have been criticized, the idea of ​​eliminating two public holidays is often singled out. Even within his government, the idea is not unanimous . While the government hopes to save 5 billion euros on health, Claude Rambaud, vice-president of France Assos Santé, believes that "we are going to pick the pockets of the sick, it's unfair."

Calls to shut down the country from September 10 continue, and Jean-Luc Mélenchon is now calling for a "general strike." "We are very vigilant about attempts to exploit the far right," warned CGT leader Sophie Binet. "All commercial activities have memories of the yellow vests and the damage they suffered," said Michel Picon , president of the U2P employers' union, on franceinfo. For him, "the cure will be worse than the disease."