when current French Prime Minister Michel Barnier ended up losing a vote of no-confidence this Wednesday, putting the entire geo-political situation of the country in utter panic. Macron is ...

The target allows for more flexibility than the goal set by the previous government, said Éric Lombard. View on euronews ...

François Bayrou, a veteran centrist politician, is the fourth prime minister ... their current level and to borrow money on financial markets. Image A protest in Bordeaux, southwestern France ...

French President Emmanuel Macron will ... Beyond Bayrou, prime ministerial contenders include former Socialist Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve, current Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu, a ...

Barnier’s government has been tasked with handling current affairs pending the ... Bregeon said. French Prime Minister Michel Barnier addresses the National Assembly prior to a vote on a no ...

He added that Macron was “brilliant” and would play an important role in cleaning up French politics. That same year, Bayrou became minister of justice in Prime ... on the current one from ...

Within hours of being appointed, France's new prime minister Francois Bayrou faced his first upset: the country's credit ...

The new prime minister, a Macron ally, must try to assemble a government, regain control of France’s deficit and satisfy warring political factions.

The French president had also initially ... the former Socialist prime minister, Sebastien Lecornu, the current defence minister, and Roland Lescure, a former industry minister – proved even ...

Macron's current alliance center-right alliance lacks the majority needed to pass legislation in the National Assembly.