France’s lower house of parliament toppled the government for the first time in more than 60 years in early December, forcing ...

French President Emmanuel Macron was set to address the nation on Thursday evening, a day after the National Assembly ousted Prime Minister Michel ... France's shortest-serving premier, Barnier ...

The newly appointed prime minister, François Bayrou, begins talks with political leaders to bring together France's divided ...

Centrist leader François Bayrou has become France's latest prime minister, chosen by President Emmanuel Macron in a bid to ...

The 73-year-old has been a well-known figure in French politics for decades - but faces a difficult battle leading France's ...

The vote comes shortly after Prime Minister Michel Barnier was appointed ... remain an honor for me to have served France and the French with dignity," Barnier said shortly before the vote.

Prime Minister Michel Barnier will most likely remain as a caretaker ... budget and threatens to further jolt financial markets. France’s lower house of Parliament passed the measure with ...

Ratings agency Moody's downgraded France's credit rating to Aa3 with ... as prime minister Friday after the previous premier Michel Barnier fell to a no-confidence vote the week before.

France’s government fell on Wednesday night after MPs voted to oust prime minister Michel Barnier’s administration, plunging the country into fresh political turmoil. The 73-year-old former EU ...

On Thursday, new French Prime Minister François Bayrou united party leaders to talk about shaping a new government. The broad ...

The critical task of delivering a budget plan for next year falls to Eric Lombard, the new economy minister. Former Prime Minister Michel Barnier's move to push through a cost-cutting budget led to ...

He succeeds Michel Barnier, whose government collapsed over precisely these tensions on the public finances. Adopting a budget for 2025 is the most urgent file on Bayrou’s desk. France already missed ...