Therein lies France’s tragedy ... the president with quasi-monarchical powers and so engineered the political system that it generates strong governing majorities. The resulting compromise ...

France faces a deep political crisis, with Macron’s government faltering amid social unrest and the far-right's rise ...

The new government enters office after months of political deadlock and crisis and pressure from financial markets to reduce France’s colossal debt. Macron has vowed to remain in office until ...

France Has a New Government, Again. Politics and Crushing Debt Complicate Next Steps PARIS (AP) — France’s president and prime minister managed to form a new government just in time for the ...

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy went on trial this week accused of accepting millions of euros in illegal funding ...

The problem is that any major changes to France's constitution or system of politics require the agreement of a large majority, the very thing that French politics lacks right now.

PARIS (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Tuesday told lawmakers that France was drowning in debt, but ...

PARIS (AP) — France’s new prime minister, François Bayrou, is facing his first major test at parliament on Tuesday as his government has no majority amid unprecedented political instability.

In December 2024, France faced an unprecedented political rupture as Prime Minister ... inherent in France's semi-presidential system, exacerbated by ideological polarisation and procedural ...

The looming void in leadership could thrust Germany into the same political purgatory that has plagued France, creating a leadership vacuum that the EU can ill afford at this pivotal moment.

Nov. 27, 2024 The world’s richest man had previously made provocative statements about German politics ... series of anti-system jolts, including the ouster this month of France’s prime ...