LIVE. François Bayrou's press conference: "There's not much to expect from the Prime Minister," denounces LFI MEP Manon Aubry.

The Prime Minister is back in office. François Bayrou is holding a press conference on Monday, August 25, to explain his proposed €44 billion budget savings, amid calls to shut down the country on September 10. The head of government will speak at 4 p.m., four days after being received by Emmanuel Macron in Brégançon (Var). "There is not much to expect from the Prime Minister," declared MEP Manon Aubry, a guest on franceinfo, on Monday morning. "The list of efforts required is very long," denounced the elected representative of La France insoumise, who sees François Bayrou's budget plan as the "worst social bloodletting that France has experienced in recent decades." Follow our live coverage.

An exercise in persuasion. On the bridge at Matignon this summer, François Bayrou will attempt to convince public opinion of the merits of his budget plan announced on July 15. This is what he has already tried to do by launching a YouTube channel, which has struggled to attract the attention of the general public . "Only the support of the French can change things," the head of government said Saturday in Le Parisien .

Almost 44 billion in savings. While the amount of 43.8 billion euros is "intangible" , "the measures can all be discussed" , confided the Prime Minister. On July 15, for example, he mentioned a "contribution from the most fortunate" , to be defined with parliamentarians. This project also includes, in particular, a fiscal "blank year" and the elimination of two public holidays.

The 2026 budget supported by Emmanuel Macron. François Bayrou was received Thursday evening in Brégançon by the head of state, who gave him frank support this week in Paris Match , saying he "hoped" that he could remain at Matignon until 2027. " I think that the plan he proposed, which we prepared at length together, and which he worked on with his ministers, is a good plan," insisted Emmanuel Macron.

Under threat of a motion of censure... "I am almost certain that the motion of censure will be passed," Jean-Luc Mélenchon declared on TF1 on Saturday from the LFI summer university in Châteauneuf-sur-Isère (Drôme). "The government must back down or it will be censured," added the First Secretary of the Socialist Party, Olivier Faure. As for the National Rally, it will present "a counter-budget" and if François Bayrou " does not hear us, we will not be afraid to press the censure button," warned Gironde MP Edwige Diaz on BFMTV on Saturday.

...and citizen or union mobilizations. Several initiatives have been launched by both citizens and unions. Among them is "Block Everything," which calls for a large-scale movement on September 10. But also the energy sector, which is calling for a strike on September 2; taxis, on the 5th; railway workers, on the 10th; and pharmacists, on the 18th.