France’s populist National Rally party is reportedly considering passing an “amnesty bill” that would allow its figurehead, ...

French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed Sébastien Lecornu, a close political ally and former defense minister, as ...

Mr Macron has told his new prime minister to consult widely among France’s political parties before forming a government. He ...

France's new Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu began his second day in office with talks with the leaders of the parliamentary chambers. Lecornu faces the uphill task of building a majority for his ...

France’s new premier is named as the country’s 1958 constitution appears to be unraveling.

France is in turmoil once again. Following President Emmanuel Macron's appointment of former EU Brexit negotiator Michel ...

France has been thrust into fresh political turmoil after lawmakers voted to bring down Prime Minister François Bayrou’s ...

Sébastien Lecornu follows into the arena Michel Barnier and Francois Bayrou, neither of whom could forge a working majority.

Sébastien Lecornu had been defense minister. He is one of President Emmanuel Macron’s most loyal and enduring allies.

Sebastien Lecornu took over as France’s prime minister pledging big changes as he tries to engage opposition parties in the herculean task of reining in the country’s debt amid hostility to budget ...

France's finances and politics are in turmoil. President Emmanuel Macron has just appointed his fourth prime minister in 12 ...

The 39-year-old is the only minister to have remained in Macron’s government since the President was elected in 2017.