Prime Minister François Bayrou, who has no majority in Parliament, has lost the Socialists' 'indulgence.' Now, if the ...

Monday, June 9, marked one year since Emmanuel Macron’s surprise move to call snap elections to the National Assembly. It was a perilous move for the second-term president — ending four weeks ...

During his televised New Year's address on December 31, 2024, when France was entering 2025 without a budget after the first post-dissolution government, led by Michel Barnier, had been toppled ...

PARIS — The European Union’s former chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier is accusing his former boss Ursula von der Leyen of overseeing an “authoritarian drift” during her tenure leading the ...

Leader Olivier Faure tells Macron Parti Socialiste can offer a ‘change in direction’ and help end ‘chaos’ after Michel Barnier’s ousting Peter Allen 6 Dec 2024, 3:35pm ...

French premier François Bayrou forced approval of his 2025 budget this week, using a special constitutional power known as Article 49.3 to adopt two financing packages without a vote by the lower ...

Le Monde with AFP Published on February 6, 2025, at 1:05 pm (Paris), updated on February 6, 2025, at 3:03 pm 1 min read ...

Having survived the cabinet reshuffle that followed the collapse of Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s government in December, Retailleau was reappointed as interior minister by incoming premier François ...

Where the Parti Socialiste would land on Bayrou has been at the center of attention in recent weeks. Following the fall of Barnier’s government on December 4, the party’s leadership entered into ...

Between Barnier's resignation and the appointment of the Bayrou government, the public debt has continued to climb to €3.385 trillion, almost €50,000 per capita, and the economic situation has ...

Emmanuel Macron wants to try again. By tapping François Bayrou as prime minister on Friday, France’s president hopes to retain power via a shaky governing coalition between the Macronists and the ...