Second Lecornu government

Second Lecornu government
48th Government of French Fifth Republic
Date formed10 October 2025 (2025-10-10)
People and organisations
President of the RepublicEmmanuel Macron
Prime MinisterSébastien Lecornu
Member parties
  •   RE
  •   MoDem
  •   HOR
  •   UDI
Status in legislatureMinority (coalition)
History
Election2024 French legislative election
PredecessorFirst Lecornu government

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

Main article: 2024–2025 French political crisis

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.[3] The French Communist Party (PCF)'s Fabien Roussel called for a snap election.[4] The Ecologists, LFI and PCF will support the motion.[5] 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.[4]

The Republicans and the Union of Democrats and Independents (UDI) said they would not join the coalition.[6] As a result, ministers appointed by Lecornu from The Republicans were expelled from the party.[7]

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.[8] The Union of the Right for the Republic's Éric Ciotti would support the motion.[5] He called on his former right-wing colleagues to join him to bring about great change, and welcomed them like a family.[9]

Motions of no confidence

Motion of no confidence
Ballot → 16 October 2025
Required majority → 289 out of 577  18N
Votes in favour
271 / 577
Abstentions or absentees[a]
306 / 577
Source
Motion of no confidence
Ballot → 16 October 2025
Required majority → 289 out of 577  145N
Votes in favour
  • • RN (123)
  • • UDR (16)
  • • DR (3)
  • • NI (2)
144 / 577
Abstentions or absentees[a]
433 / 577
Source

La France Insoumise and National Rally filed separate motions of no confidence on 16 October.[10] The government survived LFI's motion 289–271,[11] primarily because the Socialist Party supported the government after it promised to roll back pension reforms.[12] RN's motion only got 144 votes, well short of a majority.

Composition

The list was revealed on the night of 12 October.[13]

Ministers

Portfolio Name Party
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu RE
Minister of the Interior Laurent Nuñez RE
Minister of the Armed Forces Catherine Vautrin RE
Minister of Labor and Solidarity Jean-Pierre Farandou SE
Minister of Ecological Transition Monique Barbut SE
Minister of Justice Gérald Darmanin RE
Minister of the Economy Roland Lescure RE
Minister of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, Trade, Crafts, Tourism and Purchasing Power Serge Papin SE
Minister of Agriculture Annie Genevard LR[b]
Minister of National Education Édouard Geffray SE
Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot MoDem
Minister for Culture Rachida Dati LR[b]
Minister for Health, Families, Autonomy and People with Disabilities Stéphanie Rist RE
Minister for Overseas Territories Naïma Moutchou HOR
Minister for Regional Planning and Decentralisation Françoise Gatel UDI
Minister for Public Action and Accounts Amélie de Montchalin RE
Minister of Higher Education, Research and Space Philippe Baptiste SE
Minister of Sports, Youth and Community Life Marina Ferrari MoDem
Minister of Transport Philippe Tabarot LR[b]
Minister of Cities and Housing Vincent Jeanbrun[14] LR[b]

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

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ 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

  1. ^ "Macron picks Lecornu as French PM again". POLITICO. 10 October 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  2. ^ Chrisafis, Angelique (10 October 2025). "Macron reappoints Sébastien Lecornu as French prime minister". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  3. ^ "« 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.
  4. ^ a b "Sébastien Lecornu reconduit : les principales réactions". ouest-france.fr (in French). 10 October 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "DIRECT. Lecornu II: Les Républicains annoncent qu'ils ne participeront pas au gouvernement". BFMTV (in French). 11 October 2025. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  7. ^ "France: Le parti LR exclut ses membres entrés au gouvernement". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ ""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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "Nomination du Gouvernement". elysee.fr (in French). 12 October 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  14. ^ "France appoints new government under PM Lecornu". 12 October 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
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