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.

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier is resigning after a no-confidence vote by lawmakers, fueling concern over a "new era of political instability." Latest U.S.

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 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 ...

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.

A vote of no-confidence in the government headed by Prime Minister Michel Barnier is taking place at the French National Assembly at around 19:00 (18:00 GMT). If - as expected - the vote goes ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...