Following the June-July parliamentary elections, the National Assembly, France’s powerful lower house of parliament, is ...

Prime Minister Michel Barnier bypassed parliamentary approval to impose the 2025 budget, invoking a seldom-used ...

The end of Michel Barnier’s government looks inevitable, even imminent, and would add to the country’s political malaise. The ...

The last time the National Assembly brought down a government was in 1962. “The French will not forgive us if we put ...

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Monday opted to push through a contested budget bill without a vote in parliament.

Push is coming to shove in France. The urgent question now is how its steady slide into political dysfunction will affect the ...

Good morning. France faces its moment of truth. US Federal Reserve officials are keeping their options open. And Zurich and ...

Prime Minister Michel Barnier said on Friday that France needed stability, when asked about a possible 'ultimatum' given to ...

French lawmakers will vote on Wednesday on no-confidence motions which are all but certain to oust the government, throwing ...

France’s minority government may be on its last legs as opposition lawmakers move this week toward a no-confidence vote.

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier is bracing for a no-confidence vote in parliament on Wednesday in which parties from the ...

Days of tension have culminated in a high-stakes vote in parliament that could trigger a financial crisis for the eurozone’s ...