Tag: Francois Bayrou
France’s Sebastien Lecornu resigns as prime minister after 26 days
Oct. 6 (UPI) -- French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu quit Monday, just 26 days after he was appointed…
French trade unions go on strike as new PM has yet to form government
Oct. 2 (UPI) -- French trade unions launched a new set of strikes in the country as frustration…
France hit by protests and disruption as new prime minister takes office
Nationwide unrest broke out across France on Wednesday as protesters blocked roads, set fires and clashed with police,…
Macron names defence minister Lecornu new PM: presidency
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday named defence minister Sebastien Lecornu as the new prime minister to replace…
What Comes Next for France After Another Government Collapse
People celebrate after France's Prime Minister failed to win a confidence vote in parliament, outside Hotel de Ville…
French government collapses as prime minister is ousted
Legislators toppled France's government in a confidence vote on Monday, a new crisis for Europe's second-largest economy that…
French government collapses after prime minister loses confidence vote
French lawmakers voted to oust Prime Minister François Bayrou Monday, plunging the country into a new political crisis…
French parliament set to eject PM in blow to Macron
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou was set to fall in a confidence vote in parliament on Monday after…
Macron struts on world stage as revolt over France’s soaring debt puts his PM on the brink
President Emmanuel Macron isn't just France's head of state. He's also looking like he wants to be the…
Macron gives ‘full support’ to embattled PM as crisis looms in France
President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday gave his "full support" to France's embattled prime minister, who has called a…
Majority of French people want parliament dissolved and new elections, poll shows
PARIS (Reuters) -Some 63% of French people want the country's parliament to be dissolved and for new elections…
‘Inconceivable’ for French Socialists to back PM Bayrou in confidence vote, Faure says
PARIS (Reuters) -The head of the French Socialist Party Olivier Faure told French daily Le Monde on Monday…