Politics Dec 07 Trump meets with France's Macron and Ukraine's Zelenskyy during visit to Paris The president-elect's visit to France, ahead of a celebration of the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral five years after a devastating fire, comes as Macron and other European leaders are trying to win Trump’s favor and persuade him to maintain…
World Dec 05 French president Macron vows to stay in office after prime minister resigns In his address to the nation on Thursday, Macron came out fighting, laying blame at the door of his opponents on the far right for bringing down the government of Michel Barnier.
World Dec 04 French lawmakers oust prime minister in first successful no-confidence vote since 1962 France’s far-right and left-wing lawmakers joined together Wednesday in a historic no-confidence vote prompted by budget disputes that forces Prime Minister Michel Barnier and his Cabinet members to resign, a first since 1962.
World Oct 24 Lebanon aid conference raised $1 billion in pledges, French foreign minister says The Paris conference also aimed at coordinating international support to strengthen Lebanon’s armed forces so they can deploy in the country’s south as part of a potential deal to end the war. Such a deal could see Hezbollah withdraw its…
World Jul 09 Former French president and leftist lawmakers start talks on how to form a government Sunday's vote left no faction even close to the majority needed to form a government, raising the risk of paralysis for the European Union’s second-largest economy.
World Jul 08 France's Macron refuses prime minister's resignation to ensure country's stability French voters split the legislature on the left, center and far-right, leaving no faction even close to the majority needed to form a government.
World Jul 07 Polls project French leftists will win most seats in snap election, beating back far-right surge A coalition of the French left that quickly banded together to beat a surging far right in legislative elections won the most seats in parliament but not a majority, according to polling projections Sunday, a stunning outcome that threatens to plunge the…
World Jul 01 France's far-right leads after the 1st round of snap elections. How do runoffs work, and what's next? If the National Rally or another political force than his centrist alliance gets a majority, President Emmanuel Macron will be forced to appoint a prime minister belonging to that new majority.
World Jun 30 France's far right takes the lead in 1st round of snap elections. Here's what comes next Projections by polling agencies suggest the far-right National Rally stands a good chance of winning a majority in the lower house of parliament for the first time, but the outcome remains uncertain amid the complex voting system.
World Jun 12 France's Macron defends snap election decision, urges voters to defeat far-right at the polls French President Emmanuel Macron defended his decision to call snap parliamentary elections after his party’s crushing defeat in the European parliamentary vote, insisting on Wednesday that voters will ultimately choose the “progressive bloc" over the far-right.