General policy declaration: the Prime Minister expected on September 8 at the National Assembly

The Conference of Presidents of the National Assembly met this Tuesday, September 1, 2026 to decide on the arrangements for organizing the session devoted to the Prime Minister’s General Policy Declaration (DPG). At the end of this meeting, held in accordance with articles 22 and 77 of the internal regulations of the institution, the presidents of parliamentary groups set the date of Tuesday September 8, 2026 at 10 a.m. for the holding of this major constitutional exercise..

This deadline, however, remains conditional: the press release specifies that the President of the Republic has a regulatory deadline of eight days to, if necessary, set another date.

A scrutinized institutional meeting

The General Policy Declaration constitutes a high point in parliamentary life, allowing the head of government to present to the deputies the main directions of his action, before a debate and a vote of confidence. Its programming, governed by the Internal Regulations of the Assembly, is the subject of a precise procedure associating the Conference of Presidents and the Presidency of the Republic.