France has held its first cabinet meeting with the new Prime minister François Bayrou. Sophie Primas, the new government spokeswomen outlined some of the big goals that this government faces. FRANCE ...

France's President Emmanuel Macron named Francois Bayrou as his new prime minister to run his government on Friday, his office said, after his previous choice for the role served the shortest term ...

After Toppling French Government, Far-Right National Rally Loses Key By-Election By Gabriel Stargardter PARIS (Reuters) -France's far-right National Rally (RN) suffered a surprise by-election loss ...

Credit rating agency Moody’s has already flagged the government collapse as a setback for efforts to consolidate France’s public finances, warning of an escalating political impasse.

In a televised address on Thursday, French President Emmanuel Macron blamed an alliance of the far right and far left for the historic no-confidence vote that toppled the government a day earlier.

The government in France collapsed on Wednesday after lawmakers of both left and right wings joined forces to push a no-confidence against the country's Prime Minister Michel Barnier, throwing the ...