Can New Premier Bayrou Survive France’s Perilous Politics?
France’s lower house of parliament toppled the government for the first time in more than 60 years in early December, forcing ...
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French government falls: What’s next for Macron, Le Pen, France?
National Rally (RN) leader Marine Le Pen meets with Prime Minister Michel Barnier at the Hotel de Matignon in Paris, France, on November 25, 2024. [Andrea Savorani Neri/NurPhoto via Getty Images ...
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Macron hunts for new French PM after lawmakers topple Barnier government
French President Emmanuel Macron was set to address the nation on Thursday evening, a day after the National Assembly ousted Prime Minister Michel ... France's shortest-serving premier, Barnier ...
France's new PM François Bayrou meets party leaders to form government
The newly appointed prime minister, François Bayrou, begins talks with political leaders to bring together France's divided ...
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French government collapses after no-confidence vote passes against Prime Minister Michel Barnier
The vote comes shortly after Prime Minister Michel Barnier was appointed ... remain an honor for me to have served France and the French with dignity," Barnier said shortly before the vote.
Centrist Francois Bayrou named as France's new prime minister after Michel Barnier's resignation
The 73-year-old has been a well-known figure in French politics for decades - but faces a difficult battle leading France's ...
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France’s Prime Minister Loses No-Confidence Vote and Is Expected to Resign
Prime Minister Michel Barnier will most likely remain as a caretaker ... budget and threatens to further jolt financial markets. France’s lower house of Parliament passed the measure with ...
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French government falls as MPs oust Barnier
France’s government fell on Wednesday night after MPs voted to oust prime minister Michel Barnier’s administration, plunging the country into fresh political turmoil. The 73-year-old former EU ...
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New PM Bayrou woos centrists in bid to stabilize France’s shaky ground
On Thursday, new French Prime Minister François Bayrou united party leaders to talk about shaping a new government. The broad ...
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France’s Prime Minister Is on the Block, and Marine Le Pen Holds the Blade
The man under the knife is France’s silver-haired prime minister, Michel Barnier, known for composure on previous scaffolds. His political life could even be over this week, or possibly before ...
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Moody's downgrades France credit rating over 'political fragmentation'
Ratings agency Moody's downgraded France's credit rating to Aa3 with ... as prime minister Friday after the previous premier Michel Barnier fell to a no-confidence vote the week before.
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New PM faces three steep hurdles to deliver a budget and stabilize France
He succeeds Michel Barnier, whose government collapsed over precisely these tensions on the public finances. Adopting a budget for 2025 is the most urgent file on Bayrou’s desk. France already missed ...