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France has a new government, again. Politics and crushing debt complicate next steps

Dec. 24, 2024 11:27 AM EST

PARIS (AP) — France’s president and prime minister managed to form a new government just in time for the holidays. Now comes the hard part. Crushing debt, intensifying pressure from the nationalist far right, wars in Europe and the Mideast: Challenges abound for President...

France has a new government. Now it must fix the budget while avoiding collapse

Dec. 23, 2024 13:29 PM EST

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron’s office announced a new government Monday, after the previous Cabinet collapsed in a historic vote prompted by fighting over the country's budget. The government, put together by newly named Prime Minister Francois Bayrou, includes...

President Macron names centrist ally Bayrou as France's next prime minister

Dec. 13, 2024 13:15 PM EST

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday named centrist ally François Bayrou as prime minister in an effort to address the country's deep political crisis, after a historic parliamentary vote ousted the previous government last week. Bayrou, 73, a crucial partner in...

Macron seeks political deal to name a new prime minister and restore France's stability

Dec. 12, 2024 01:53 AM EST

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is seeking a political deal that would allow him to both name a new prime minister and “guarantee the stability of the country,” following the resignation of ousted Prime Minister Michel Barnier, a spokesperson for the outgoing government said...

France's Macron vows to stay in office till end of term, says he'll name a new prime minister soon

Dec. 06, 2024 08:34 AM EST

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron vowed to stay in office until the end of his term, due in 2027, and announced that he will name a new prime minister within days in efforts to overcome the political deadlock following the resignation of ousted Prime Minister Michel Barnier. ...

The Latest: French President Macron will name a new prime minister 'in coming days'

Dec. 05, 2024 15:01 PM EST

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron came out fighting Thursday in his first comments following the resignation of ousted Prime Minister Michel Barnier, a day after a historic no-confidence vote at the National Assembly left France without a functioning government. Macron...

French lawmakers vote to oust prime minister in the first successful no-confidence vote since 1962

Dec. 04, 2024 16:42 PM EST

PARIS (AP) — France’s far-right and left-wing lawmakers joined together Wednesday in a historic no-confidence vote prompted by budget disputes that forces Prime Minister Michel Barnier and his Cabinet members to resign, a first since 1962. The National Assembly approved the...

French lawmakers vote to oust prime minister in the first successful no-confidence vote since 1962

Dec. 04, 2024 14:39 PM EST

PARIS (AP) — France’s far-right and left-wing lawmakers joined together to vote Wednesday a no-confidence motion prompted by budget disputes that forces Prime Minister Michel Barnier to resign. The National Assembly approved the motion by 331 votes. A minimum of 288 were needed....

France’s government looks on the brink of collapse. What’s next?

Dec. 03, 2024 10:45 AM EST

PARIS (AP) — France’s minority government appeared to be in its final hours Tuesday as opposition lawmakers from the left and the far right vowed to topple Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s Cabinet. A no-confidence vote is scheduled Wednesday in parliament in the wake of a...

France's government warns of 'big storm' as no-confidence vote looms

Nov. 28, 2024 09:47 AM EST

PARIS (AP) — France’s minority government may be on its last legs as opposition lawmakers moved this week toward a no-confidence vote. In a last-ditch effort to save themselves, Cabinet members warned of domestic and international turmoil if the government is toppled. Prime...