PARIS -- France’s new prime minister, François Bayrou, is facing his first major test at parliament on Tuesday as his government has no majority amidunprecedented political instability. Bayrou will address lawmakers through a general policy speech meant to outline his top priorities, including...
France: Centrist Francois Bayrou named as new Prime Minister after Barnier's resignationThe French government collapsed last week after Mr Barnier lost a vote of no confidence.Friday 13 December 2024 12:36, UK France Bayrou named as new Prime Minister Francois Bayrou is the new ...
After serving as minister of local authorities and minister of overseas, he became defence minister in 2022, supervising increases in defence spending and France's support of military aid to Ukraine. Earlier this year, Lecornu reportedly dined with Macron's arch-rival,...
Within hours of being appointed, France's new prime minister Francois Bayrou faced his first upset: the country's credit rating was downgraded by credit rating agency Moody's. The agency announced on Saturday that it wascutting France's ratingto "Aa3" from "Aa2" with a stable outlook, c...
PARIS (AP) — President Emmanuel Macron refused the resignation of France’s prime minister, asking him on Monday to remain temporarily as the head of the government after a chaotic election result left the government in limbo. Voters split the legislature on the left, center and far right, ...
In this article the author comments on the selection of Alain Juppé as the Prime Minister of France. Rejecting the label of right-wing, Juppé prefers to be called a social liberal or even a social democrat. He favors a strong but decentralized state. His economic, instincts are to support...
Saying "France is back," Prime Minister Edouard Philippe pledged to move ahead quickly with bold reforms to French worker protections and security policy. Philippe said voters sent a "message without ambiguity" in the first round elections Sunday that they want a parliament with a "new face." ...
France’s embattled President Emmanuel Macron has appointed centrist ally Francois Bayrou as prime minister, he announced on Friday, as he seeks to calm a political crisis that has left his authority dwindling by the day.
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CNN’s Jim Bittermann explains the task French President Emmanuel Macron is facing after Prime Minister Michel Barnier was forced to resign just three months into his term following a no-confidence vote by lawmakers in the National Assembly.