The government still faces two challenges in the coming weeks: the risk of a no-confidence vote and a tight budget deadline.

France's new government, finally appointed two-and-a-half months after elections, features a host of new faces all of whom ...

France finally got a new government Saturday in a shift to the right, as left-wing protesters took to the streets to denounce ...

After months of political uncertainty following a snap legislative election, France appeared on the cusp of a new government ...

French President Emmanuel Macron held phone calls with top political and military leaders from Lebanon as well as a separate ...

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The French presidential palace unveiled a new government dominated by conservatives and centrists. A left-wing coalition ...

Michel Barnier has become France’s favourite political figure, according to a surprise new poll, in a boost to the EU’s ...

“I am discovering that the country’s budgetary situation is very serious,” said Michel Barnier, who was appointed by President Emmanuel Macron this month after a summer in which France ...

His weakness has been noticed by rivals and allies alike. Macron was the first to blink in a standoff with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen over France’s European commission. Macron ...

Opponents say selection of Michel Barnier, a member of the conservative party, ignored the results of recent snap elections.