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French president names new prime minister in wake of government collapse

French Armed Forces Minister Sebastien Lecornu is French President Emmanuel Macron's pick to become France's next prime ...

How ‘Block Everything’ protests have added to French President Macron’s woes

The ‘Block Everything’ protesters took to French streets on Wednesday (September 10) as thousands gathered to oppose proposed ...

French government on brink of collapse ahead of confidence vote on budget

French President Emmanuel Macron may soon be on the hunt for a new prime minister, the country's fifth since he took office, after a confidence vote the current PM is expected to lose.

French prime ministers face an impossible problem. Can this man solve it?

The freshly announced Prime Minister Lecornu will have to contend with the crushing calculus of a divided parliament and a ...

French government collapses as prime minister is ousted

France's President Emmanuel Macron must search for a fourth prime minister in 12 months after Prime Minister François Bayrou ...

Emmanuel Macron’s presidency is in survival mode. How did France’s political paralysis get so bad?

Macron has cycled through several prime ministers in the past three years, and the public is blaming him for the instability.

What next for French President Emmanuel Macron after PM Bayrou’s ouster?

Bayrou is to submit his resignation on Tuesday morning with Macron naming a successor in the coming days, the presidency said ...