France faces a political crisis as economic challenges and growing public unrest put President Emmanuel Macron under intense pressure, though he has vowed to remain in office. On Dec. 5, French lawmakers from both sides of the political spectrum voted to remove Prime Minister Michel Barnier from a powerful post, signaling deepening divisions within the […]

French President Emmanuel Macron said a new prime minister will be in place in the next few days after Michel Barnier was ousted in a no-confidence vote triggered by government budget cuts.

French President Emmanuel Macron said in a televised address on Thursday evening that he will finish his five-year mandate which ends in 2027 despite pressure for him to resign amid the fall of the government. The government was toppled Wednesday after the parliament gave a no-confidence vote in Prime Minister Michel Barnier. It marks the […]

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Macron asked Barnier and his government to continue in a caretaker capacity 'until the appointment of a new government'.

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Macron is expected to address France with a focus on stabilizing the ongoing political crisis and potentially naming a new prime minister.

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier became the shortest-serving leader in the history of the fifth republic, tendering resignation to President Emmanuel Macron after lawmakers voted to out him.

French legislators from both sides of the political spectrum voted to remove Barnier from power.

The end of Barnier's short-lived government is just the beginning of a new chapter in France's political and economic crisis.

French President Emmanuel Macron will address the nation Thursday evening after Prime Minister Michel Barnier resigned following a historic no-confidence vote

PARIS >> French Prime Minister Michel Barnier will resign today after far-right and leftist lawmakers voted to topple his government, plunging the euro zone’s second-largest economy deeper into political crisis.

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier is resigning after a no-confidence vote by lawmakers, fueling concern over a "new era of political instability."

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier is resigning after a no-confidence vote by lawmakers, fueling concern over a "new era of political instability."

The French government has fallen in a no-confidence vote, and the prime minister is resigning. President Emmanuel Macron has cut short a trip to Saudi Arabia to return and address the nation.

France's Prime Minister Michel Barnier secured a 2% stake in the deal for public investment bank Bpifrance, along with "extremely strong" guarantees against job cuts and offshoring.