2026 Budget: In the cacophony, how the left hopes to capitalize on Bayrou's fall

If social media is to be believed, Monday, September 8th will be a day of celebration. In many departments, calls have sprung up to celebrate François Bayrou's "farewell drink" on the forecourt of town halls. Barring a miracle, he is expected to lose his vote of confidence in the Assembly and leave Matignon on that day.

A festive way to breathe, after the fall of a prime minister who promised austerity and the elimination of two public holidays for the French, at the initiative of left-wing collectives like Attac or groups preparing the "Block Everything" mobilization of September 10 .

So the left is celebrating, but what next? Can it once again seek to impose itself on the government, after this explosive political and social return to school, which will, in all likelihood, put its favorite themes on the agenda – social justice, taxes on the wealthy, wage increases, and the defense of public services?

A year ago, the New Popular Front (NFP) forces, which had won the legislative elections, agreed, not without hesitation, on Lucie Castets as Prime Minister. The left intended to govern on the basis of the NFP's platform. Twelve months later, the senior civil servant is no longer an option to embody unity at the top of the state and...