President Emmanuel Macron turned to Barnier in September in a bid to navigate the impasse. But Barnier’s proposed austerity ...

France faces political uncertainty as Prime Minister Francois Bayrou plans to use executive powers for budget approval. This could trigger a no-confidence motion and possible downfall like in December ...

Francois Bayrou has warned he will use special executive powers this week to get his plans approved without a vote in ...

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 ...

The no-confidence vote in Michel Barnier that has toppled his minority ... been exacerbated by the lack of a culture of political compromise in France. Despite various attempts, Barnier was unable to ...

The challenge for Bayrou is to navigate the deeply fractured parliament that emerged after last summer’s snap elections and avoid the fate of his predecessor, Michel Barnier ... The hard-left France ...

Although Bayrou looks likely to ride out the no-confidence motion put forward by 58 far-left France Unbowed (LFI ... similar position to predecessor Michel Barnier: reliant on the grace of ...

and quite another to take on giants like France. The Commission, which runs the rule over every country’s budget, backed the tax-and-slash shock therapy pursued by former French Prime Minister Michel ...

Mr. Le Pen’s death comes amid tremendous political turmoil in France. The economy is dragging ... of the former center-right prime minister Michel Barnier fell after only three months, as ...

But France's parliament remains bitterly divided ... are as vulnerable to no-confidence votes as his predecessor, Michel Barnier, whose government collapsed in December after just three months.

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 ...