Analysis-France's new government is fragile but don't write it off just yet
PARIS - It's a mess, but it might just hold. Despite looking like the most unstable French administration in recent history, despised by...
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Sep 202 min read
France nears new government as Barnier proposes cabinet to Macron
PARIS - France edged closer to having a new government, more than two months after a hung election, as new Prime Minister Michel...
Sep 122 min read
Factbox-Michel Barnier's first challenges as France's new PM
PARIS - French conservative Michel Barnier, named prime minister by President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday, faces an overflowing in-tray...
Aug 272 min read
France's Macron won't name leftist prime minister, prolonging political crisis
PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron ruled out naming a prime minister from the leftist New Popular Front alliance and will instead...
Jul 113 min read
Explainer-Coalition or chaos? What lies ahead after France's election
President Emmanuel Macron has urged the mainstream parties in France's hung parliament to form a coalition able to muster a "solid"...
Jul 113 min read
France's Macron, breaking post-vote silence, urges mainstream coalition
PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday called on mainstream parties to join forces to form a solid majority in the...
Jul 103 min read
Melenchon, 'divisive' supremo of France's hard-left, poses coalition conundrum
PARIS - France's left has a Jean-Luc Mélenchon problem. The towering firebrand of France's hard-left, Melenchon's France Unbowed (LFI)...
Jul 93 min read
French left wants to rule but centrists demand a role
PARIS - French political leaders from the left-wing bloc that came first in Sunday's legislative election said they intended to govern...
Jul 83 min read
France's allies relieved by Le Pen loss but wonder what's next
LONDON/BRUSSELS - Many of France's allies breathed a sigh of relief after Marine Le Pen's far-right failed to win a snap election on...
Jul 84 min read
France shifts to the left, risks policy paralysis
PARIS - France faced a hung parliament and difficult negotiations starting Monday to form a government, after a surprise left-wing surge...
Jul 82 min read
QUOTES-French political leaders on how to find a government majority
PARIS - France will have a hung parliament after Sunday's parliamentary election, making it necessary for political leaders to figure out...
Jul 82 min read
Explainer-After French election no party has a majority, so what comes next?
Here's what may come next after France's election on Sunday looked set to produce a hung parliament, with a leftist alliance in the lead...
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