In the snap elections of July 2024, left-wing parties and President Emmanuel Macron's supporters made concerted efforts to block the far right's advances in as many districts as possible. One year on, ...

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou has called a confidence vote for Sept. 8 as he seeks to pass a contentious budget containing around 44 billion euros in cuts. Officials from France's main ...

A fatal street clash in Lyon has triggered one of the most explosive political controversies in France in recent years, placing a first-term lawmaker at the centre of national scrutiny. According to a ...

The authorities said they were investigating whether the nationalist, anti-immigrant party broke France’s campaign-finance rules. By Aurelien Breeden Reporting from Paris The police raided the ...

WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - French politicians agree that public finances need to be shored up and this consensus keeps financial markets calm despite the political instability France has been ...