A year and a half into his second term, the president has failed at both objectives, and his government stands on the brink ...

The far-right National Rally (RN) of Marine Le Pen is expected to vote for the no-confidence motion put forward by the left.

The move, intended to reduce France’s public-sector deficit from 6.1% of GDP to 5% through €60 billion in tax increases and ...

Almost certainly, Michel Barnier’s right-wing government in France will fall on 4 December. Facing fiscal crisis, it tried to get its cuts budget through by “49.3”, a constitutional device enabling ...

France's government on Wednesday faces no-confidence votes that could spell the end of the short-lived administration of ...

French President Emmanuel Macron will preside over the re-opening of Notre-Dame cathedral, with a number of world leaders ...

Barring a last-minute surprise, Barnier's will be the first French government to be forced out by a no-confidence vote in more than 60 years, at a time when the country is struggling to tame a massive ...

The irony is unlikely to be lost on Emmanuel Macron: while France’s fire-struck Notre-Dame cathedral is to reopen after being saved in extremis from total collapse, the country’s government is about ...

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier made a last-ditch attempt to rally support for his government. Far left and far right members of parliament are preparing to bring it down in a no confidence vote.

The immediate catalyst for the no-confidence motion was Barnier's decision to invoke a constitutional mechanism to pass the ...

The Notre Dame Cathedral, a sprawling construction site for the past five years, is a quick stroll from where I live, and it ...

Barnier's downfall could deepen France's fiscal woes. With the country's public deficit projected at 6.1 percent of GDP this ...