Lecornu had replaced his predecessor, François Bayrou, on Sept. 9 to become France’s fourth prime minister in barely a year during a prolonged period of political instability. Lecornu is now the ...

The result gives Sébastien Lecornu, France’s prime minister, a reprieve after weeks of political turmoil. But he still has to ...

France's new prime minister has named a government, bringing back former finance minister Bruno Le Maire as defense minister.

While France has a long history of hefty overspending, economists say political turmoil – which has stalled policymaking – is bringing the country’s debt problem to a head.

France’s latest political crisis has eased, for now. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu narrowly survived a no-confidence vote ...

France’s Socialist Party said it’s prepared to bring down the fragile minority government as soon as next week if there is no ...

French President Emmanuel Macron has unveiled a new government after holding marathon talks with newly re-appointed Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu ahead of a fast-approaching deadline to present ...

France's prime minister on Friday urged lawmakers to reach a compromise to pass an austerity budget, after leftists ...

France's Socialists have threatened to topple the government by Monday if their budget conditions are not met, saying on ...

France’s Socialist Party will decide by the end of the week whether to topple the government, following votes in parliament ...

France's government on Thursday moved to delay the application of a controversial 2023 pensions reform, but sparked criticism ...

France's President Emmanuel Macron unveiled a new government on Sunday, after marathon talks to cobble together a cabinet and ...