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French government survives no-confidence vote amid budget wrangling
France's minority government led by Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has once again survived two votes of no confidence brought by the…
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China offers France new panda pair during Macron visit
France is set to receive two new giant pandas from China, in an agreement made during French Prime Minister Emmanuel Macron's state visit…
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S&P downgrades France rating amid 'political fragmentation'
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu takes part in the debate on the motion of censure against his government in the National Assembly.…
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France's Lecornu explains surprise reappointment as prime minister
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu on Saturday explained his surprise reappointment by French President Emmanuel Macron, just days…
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French President Macron reappoints Lecornu as prime minister
French President Emmanuel Macron has surprisingly reappointed Sébastien Lecornu as the country's prime minister, days after he resigned,…
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New French prime minister expected in 48 hours
France's outgoing Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu sees a way out of the government crisis following consultations with political parties.…
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Political instability in France: How does it impact the economy and investments?
Political instability is fuelling recession fears in Europe’s second biggest economy, where fragile growth has recently shown surprising…
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France's Bayrou calls vote of confidence over austerity budget plans
French Prime Minister François Bayrou is to call a vote of confidence as lawmakers grapple over his austerity budget. Bayrou said on…
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French PM Bayrou proposes slashing two public holidays to reduce national deficit
France's Prime Minister François Bayrou has outlined plans to cut €43.8 billion from the national budget, warning that debt presents a…
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French premier wants to scrap holidays, freeze spending to slash debt
In order to reduce France's record national debt, Prime Minister François Bayrou presented a plan to cancel two public holidays, reduce…
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Algeria sentences French sports journalist to seven years' imprisonment
French journalists' unions on Tuesday called on Algeria to release a French football writer who has been jailed for seven years for…
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French police search for suspect in fatal mosque stabbing
French Prime Minister François Bayrou has condemned the fatal stabbing of a Muslim worshipper at a mosque in southern France, as police…
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One dead in stabbing in French city of Mulhouse
One person has been killed and three police officers injured in a knife attack in the eastern French city of Mulhouse. A 37-year-old…
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French Prime Minister Bayrou survives another no-confidence vote
French Prime Minister François Bayrou survived another no-confidence vote on Wednesday. The vote was requested by the left-wing La France…
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France's new prime minister to be announced on Friday
A new French prime minister will be annonced by President Emmanuel Macron on Friday, his office has said. Just over a week after the fall…
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France's political crisis deepens as lawmakers topple government
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier's three-month-old minority government was toppled on Wednesday in a no-confidence motion supported by…
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Barnier's bold budget move in France spurs opposition parties to pledge no-confidence vote
PARIS (AP) — French Prime Minister Michel Barnier invoked a special constitutional tool on Monday to push through the controversial 2025…