The collapse of the 3-month-old government makes Barnier France's shortest-serving prime minister and could bring further upheaval to financial markets. France's government deficit has ballooned ...

Within hours of being appointed, France's new prime minister Francois Bayrou faced his first upset: the country's credit ...

Mr. Barnier is likely to remain as a caretaker until Mr. Macron names a new prime minister, but France faces weeks of instability, just as it did after the parliamentary vote. Mr. Macron will ...

French President Emmanuel Macron’s office announced a new government Monday, after the previous Cabinet collapsed in a ...

Meanwhile the government in the restive French South Pacific territory of New Caledonia collapsed Tuesday in a wave of ...

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 ...

PARIS, France (AFP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday named centrist François Bayrou as prime minister, handing him the daunting task of hauling France out of months of political crisis.

French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to name a new prime minister this week to replace ... pact with factions including the hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) and still has a tense relationship ...

By Aurelien Breeden and Catherine Porter Reporting from Paris Prime Minister Michel Barnier of France faces a no-confidence vote this week after he pushed through a budget bill without a final ...

Macron's current alliance center-right alliance lacks the majority needed to pass legislation in the National Assembly.

France’s latest prime minister, Francois Bayrou, gets to work this week to form a new cabinet, push a stopgap budget bill and — more precariously — scout for support for longer-term budget ...