Far-right and left-wing French lawmakers joined forces to back a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Michel Barnier and his government, with a majority 331 votes in support of the motion.

Mr Barnier's draft budget had sought to cut the fiscal deficit, which is projected to exceed 6 per cent of national output this year, with €60 billion (£50bn) in tax hikes and spending cuts.

Michel Barnier speaks during a campaign rally on Feb. 13, 2022, in Paris. President Emmanuel Macron named the former EU Brexit negotiator as France's new prime minister on Thursday after more than ...

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier during a session of questions to the government at the National Assembly in Paris on December 3. France's political landscape faces significant upheaval as ...

Barnier said that he would suggest "reasonable and fair" tweaks to the pension law. President Emmanuel Macron passed legislation resulting in a rise in the legal retirement age to 64 from 62 ...

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier to resign after parliament's no-confidence vote 03:56. Paris — French Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Thursday was meeting Emmanuel Macron to submit his ...

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier said on Friday that the type of deal Italy has struck to divert asylum-seekers to Albania for processing would not likely be feasible in France.

Barnier, a former foreign minister who recently served as the European Union’s Brexit negotiator, is unlikely to put a dent in France’s China policy or the deteriorating trade relations ...

France’s new prime minister Michel Barnier – meeting his cabinet ministers together for the first time on Monday – has told them to focus on action rather than stunts as he sought to change ...

New French Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Friday pledged he would work independently from President Emmanuel Macron but signalled he would defend some of the president's key policies while ...

An Ifop poll commissioned by the French weekly Journal du Dimanche found that 52 percent of respondents said they were satisfied with newly appointed Prime Minister Michel Barnier, who was named ...

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier has lost a no-confidence vote that has ousted his government and plunged the country into a fresh political crisis. Not since 1962 has a French government been ...