Recent large-scale protests on October 17 against living costs, public service strains, and proposed 2027 budget austerity measures of around 54 billion euros have escalated into violence and looting, prompting Sébastien Lecornu to convene crisis meetings and request localized curfews while attributing unrest to ultra-left groups ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The minority government faces parliamentary resistance to the fiscal package, with ongoing National Assembly debates and planned follow-up demonstrations on October 24. Macron declined the interior minister’s resignation amid criticism of intelligence and response shortcomings. These pressures on legislative passage and public order shape trader assessments of Lecornu’s tenure stability, though no immediate no-confidence motion or replacement signals have materialized.