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 ...
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 ...
France's Macron announces fourth government of the year
French President Emmanuel Macron named a new government Monday evening, putting together a team under Francois Bayrou, his ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Emmanuel Macron accused of ‘racist and sexist’ comments
The French president has also been criticised for his exchanges with residents in Mayotte after the island near Madagascar ...
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.
France observes a day of mourning for victims of Cyclone Chido in its Mayotte territory off Africa
France marked a day of mourning Monday for victims of Cyclone Chido, which devastated its poorest territory, Mayotte, over a ...