Macron has a new prime minister but the same old problems
Francois Bayrou will face a fractured and fractious parliament where one of his earliest tasks will be to pass a budget for ...
Macron taps Bayrou as new PM to handle fractured parliament but faces same old problems
Bayrou, 73, named prime minister to replace Michel Barnier A veteran centrist, he is a consensus seeker Analysts expect ...
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Bayrou to Meet Le Pen as Efforts to Form French Government Begin
France’s Prime Minister Francois Bayrou will meet with far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Monday, kicking off an effort to ...
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France's new PM Bayrou faces budgetary challenges as Moody's downgrades credit rating
It was 25 minutes past midnight on Saturday, December 14, and François Bayrou had only been the new prime minister for a few ...
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Much at stake for a New Caledonia on the brink
The fall of the French government could have dire consequences for New Caledonia, which is teetering on the brink of economic ...
Moody's downgrades France credit rating to Aa3
Moody's cited France's "political fragmentation" in its decision, which comes after parliament ousted Michel Barnier's ...
ThePrint4h
Cyclone Chido batters France’s Mayotte, hundreds feared dead
Several hundred people are feared killed in the French territory of Mayotte after Cyclone Chido, the most severe storm to hit ...
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Political impasse: Hopes high for France's 4th PM this year to mend fractures
Francois Bayrou's nomination as French prime minister -- the fourth this year to serve in the post -- provides a silver lining in France's political impasse. As French President Emmanuel Macron's ...
Hundreds feared dead in French territory of Mayotte from Cyclone Chido, top official says
The death toll in the French territory of Mayotte from Cyclone Chido is "several hundred" and may run into the thousands.