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4 months ago

Lecornu appears likely to survive after delaying pension changes but numbers are tight

The latest prime minister, the recently reappointed Sébastien Lecornu, may have bought himself a stay of executio…

Sébastien Lecornu may have lived to see another day, but this crise de régime could yet prove terminal for the Fifth Republic

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In October…

The old prime minister is back with a new team, but it can’t last: a democracy can’t have a president with the powers of a king

The French prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu – who unexpectedly resigned…

Another government has collapsed and elections could bring in the hard right

5 months ago

The president they call Jupiter has repeatedly shown utter disregard for the public voice at the ballot box. No wonder we are taking to the streets

The protests that rocked France this week did not co…

The Fifth Republic established by Charles de Gaulle is looking increasingly ungovernable.

10 months ago

The eligibility ban on presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen and the market-wrecking tariffs of U.S. President Trump are just the latest challenges roiling Emmanuel Macron's second term.

14 months ago

French far-right and left-wing lawmakers joined forces to back a no-confidence motion against prime minister Michel Barnier and his government, with a majority 331 votes in support of the motion. The…

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