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

France's Prime Minister Francois Bayrou is set to survive a no confidence vote this week but his future still hangs by a ...

Macron's office said in a statement that Bayrou "has been charged with forming a new government." Barnier stepped down after his government collapsed last week, triggered by a no-confidence vote.

Macron’s selection of Barnier, a member of the discredited, right-wing The Republicans (LR) party, tramples upon the elections and installs the far right at the center of official politics.

After Prime Minister Michel Barnier lost a no-confidence vote in Parliament, President Emmanuel Macron castigated his political opposition for “choosing disorder” and said he would not resign.

French Prime Minister François Bayrou will face another no-confidence measure by the Socialist Party over failed pension ...

Next will see another attempt to bring down François Bayrou's fragile minority government. But - writes John Lichfield - ...

Mr Barnier, a Macron ally who became prime minister barely three months ago, will become the shortest-serving prime minister in modern French history when the president approves his resignation.

One year since the New Popular Front won a surprise election victory, France’s left looks more divided than ever. This ...

France's Socialists filed a no-confidence measure against Prime Minister Francois Bayrou after pension talks collapsed, a ...

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been stripped of his Legion of Honour, the country’s highest distinction, after ...

as it did with his predecessor Mr Michel Barnier, over the 2026 budget in the autumn. Ms Le Pen on June 28 urged her troops to be ready for new legislative elections, saying it is “possible” Mr Macron ...