Sébastien Lecornu has governed for a year since his September 2025 appointment and October reappointment by Emmanuel Macron, navigating a fragmented National Assembly through Socialist Party backing that has blocked multiple no-confidence motions. He secured the 2026 budget via Article 49.3 after extended negotiations and concessions on housing and student aid. Current pressures center on drafting and passing the 2027 finance bill, due for Council of Ministers presentation around September 30 amid zero growth, persistent deficits, agricultural crises from wildfires and drought, and rising borrowing costs. Parliamentary debates will overlap the presidential campaign leading to the April 2027 vote. Lecornu has signaled limited reforms, potential cuts to the corporate surtax, and spending restraint while ruling out certain tax hikes, yet any loss of cross-bloc tolerance or failed budget passage could trigger censure in the divided chamber.