Michel Barnier has been elected MP for Paris in the second round of a by-election, which returns him to the National Assembly that less than a year ago ousted him as Prime Minister in a confidence ...

Michel Barnier, former European Commissioner and former French Prime Minister has secured a decisive victory in the first round of by-election in Paris, 21 September 2025. Former French prime minister ...

The former prime minister and right-wing Les Républicains candidate holds a strong lead in the 2nd constituency of the French ...

The move backfired, producing a parliament fractured between three rival blocs. Lecornu's two immediate predecessors, François Bayrou and Michel Barnier, were ousted in a standoff over France's ...

Redoubled effort to get French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu to resign for the second time in 10 days failed after two ...

The latest crisis erupted with the abrupt resignation on Monday of Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu — Macron’s fourth prime minister since the dissolution, after Attal, Michel Barnier and Francois ...

Lecornu was asked by President Macron to stay on until Wednesday in a last-ditch attempt to achieve "stability" for the ...

The European Union's Brexit negotiator said on Wednesday "very serious divergences" remained in trade talks with Britain and suggested the bloc would rather accept disruptions in commerce in eight ...

By Mathieu Rosemain PARIS (Reuters) -French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu faces a race against time to form a government ...

The European Union's Brexit negotiator said on Tuesday there was some but "by far" not sufficient progress in trade talks with Britain.

French President Emmanuel Macron is back to searching for the country’s sixth prime minister in just under two years after ...