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

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said he aimed to reach an agreement with parliament on a 2025 budget that would reduce ...

President Macron reluctantly appoints a would-be ‘reconciler’ as prime minister, while rightist Marine Le Pen rides even ...

France is in a constitutional crisis, in economically difficult circumstances (it suffered another debt downgrade this ...

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou has summoned the leaders of the country’s political parties, National Assembly and ...

Some 64% of people in France are dissatisfied with the appointment of Francois Bayrou as prime minister, a poll on Thursday ...

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

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday named centrist ally François Bayrou as prime minister, after a historic ...

Bayrou said any budget agreement would need to be balanced and not only target companies, which he termed “national treasure.” He confirmed that his goal is to finalize the budget by mid-February.

France's Prime Minister François Bayrou at the prime minister's residence in Paris on December 23, 2024. STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP French President Emmanuel Macron's office announced a new ...

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