France has a new government, again. Politics and crushing debt complicate next steps
France’s president and prime minister managed to form a new government just in time for the holidays. Now comes the hard part ...
Macron’s latest government doomed to fail, says Le Pen as she promises ‘new path’
Marine Le Pen on Tuesday predicted that the new French government would swiftly fall and that France would choose “a new path ...
As Budget Impasse Grinds On, Macron Appoints a New Cabinet
President Emmanuel Macron of France named the choices less than three weeks after the previous government collapsed. He had ...
Macron Taps Political Big Guns of the Past to Steady France
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France's President Emmanuel Macron tours cyclone-battered Mayotte, meets survivors pleading for help
"Mayotte is demolished," an airport security agent told President Emmanuel Macron as he arrived in the remote French ...
France's Macron backs Ethiopia's debt restructuring efforts
French President Emmanuel Macron expressed full support on Saturday for Ethiopia's debt restructuring efforts, emphasising ...
France's Macron names Francois Bayrou prime minister after government collapse
In a bid to end political turmoil, France's president named Francois Bayrou prime minister. One lawmaker likened France's ...
Emmanuel Macron Appoints Key Ally as France’s New Prime Minister
President Emmanuel Macron on Friday tapped François Bayrou, a veteran centrist politician and one of his top allies, as the ...
Macron Seeks Political Deal to Name PM Amid France's Leadership Crisis
Macron's current alliance center-right alliance lacks the majority needed to pass legislation in the National Assembly.