Political uncertainty is again looming in France after Prime Minister Francois Bayrou warned that he would use special executive powers this week to get his budget approved without a vote by lawmakers ...

François Bayrou remains French Prime Minister after surviving a no-confidence vote, ensuring the adoption of the contentious ...

The vote clears the way for final approval of France’s 2025 budget, easing concerns about the country’s political turmoil — ...

French Prime Minister François Bayrou avoided the collapse of his government in a no-confidence motion prompted by the 2025 ...

To Mr Mélenchon’s consternation, 58 out of 66 Socialist deputies, including their leader, Olivier Faure, refused. They ...

The no-confidence vote in Michel Barnier that has toppled his minority government was the first since 1962 to oust a French prime minister of the Fifth Republic. 331 MPs from the left and far-right ...

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Bayrou’s predecessor Michel Barnier and his Cabinet were toppled on Dec. 4 with a no-confidence vote, two days after Barnier used his discretionary powers to pass the contentious social security ...

But Bayrou's administration remains weak, and still faces an uphill battle to pass the 2025 budget that led to the ouster of his predecessor, Michel Barnier. On Thursday, 131 lawmakers voted in ...

Theresa May’s chief negotiator was self-assured, fiercely intelligent and several steps ahead of the politicians, writes Michel Barnier, his EU counterpart. He sends sweet text messages and ...

Last month, the government of the former center-right prime minister Michel Barnier fell after only three months, as members of the lower chamber, unable to agree on a budget, punished Mr. Barnier ...