Overview
- In a keynote to roughly 3,000 supporters, Gabriel Attal said the National Assembly’s dissolution was the primary source of the current turmoil and noted he opposed it at the time.
- He proposed constitutional and institutional changes, including a principle of non‑regression on social rights, recurring referendums, fewer parliamentarians, scrapping a tier of local government and curbing endless legal appeals.
- Attal sketched policy directions already discussed within Renaissance, such as a points‑based pensions system and a points permit for immigration, and argued against creating new corporate taxes sought by the left.
- He moved to make Renaissance his vehicle ahead of 2027, signaling a coming name change backed internally, as notable absences and Aurore Bergé’s call for fidelity to Emmanuel Macron exposed internal rifts.
- While pledging to support new prime minister Sébastien Lecornu, coverage described their relationship as wary yet mutually dependent, with Lecornu meeting lawmakers privately and skipping Attal’s speech.