Monday, June 9, marked one year since Emmanuel Macron’s surprise move to call snap elections to the National Assembly. It was ...

Barnier: "Better to be together in today’s world—with Russian and American aggression, and the rise of China." ...

The French president's decision to call snap parliamentary elections on the evening of the European elections was meant to ...

While Emmanuel Macron's departure is still a long way off, the municipal elections of 2026 will see French political parties ...

This resulted in a hung parliament, where no party wins a majority of 289 or more seats in the 577-seat Assembly ... Mr. Macron appointed Michel Barnier, a moderate right-wing politician, as ...

Mr Barnier's budget had sought to reduce the fiscal deficit with €60bn (£49.7bn) in tax hikes and spending cuts, but opposition parties wanted to tackle it at a much slower pace.

A copy of Michel Barnier's resignation letter is making the rounds in French media - and it is very succinct. He wrote to Emmanuel Macron: "Since the assembly has adopted a no-confidence motion ...

Paris — French Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Thursday was meeting Emmanuel Macron to submit his resignation after losing a vote of no confidence in parliament, with the president urgently ...

French President Emmanuel Macron is set to address the nation on Thursday following a historic no-confidence vote by the National Assembly that removed Prime Minister Michel Barnier from office.

Michel Barnier submitted his resignation as France's Prime Minister on Thursday, hours after more than 330 French MPs voted to oust him on Wednesday evening. Mr Barnier headed to the Elysee Palace ...