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France set for disruption as new PM takes office
France's new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu takes office on Wednesday facing a day of protests that are expected to see transport,…
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France travel warning as labor unions plan nationwide strikes
Travelers heading to France over the next week and a half should prepare for major disruption as large labor unions and activist groups…
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French PM set to force budget through parliament
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou will Monday force through France's budget without a vote, a move set to prompt a no-confidence…
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Macron meets centrist Bayrou ahead of imminent decision on next French PM
President Emmanuel Macron was meeting centrist leader François Bayrou on Friday as speculation mounted over who he would choose as PM, in…
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Barnier's bold budget move in France spurs opposition parties to pledge no-confidence vote
PARIS (AP) — French Prime Minister Michel Barnier invoked a special constitutional tool on Monday to push through the controversial 2025…
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Protesters Rally in France Against Prime Minister Barnier
Demonstrators gather under the statue of Marianne, a symbol of the French Republic, during a protest opposing the appointment of a new…
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Protesters rally in France against Barnier’s appointment as prime minister
PARIS (AP) — Thousands of protesters took to the streets across France on Saturday, responding to a call from a far-left party leader who…
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France's Macron to hold talks with key political players in a bid to form a new government
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron will hold talks with key political players in a bid to form a new government, after surprise…
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Macron rejects PM Attal's resignation to ensure stability
French President Emmanuel Macron is refusing to accept Prime Minister Gabriel Attal's resignation following the surprising outcome of the…
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AP PHOTOS: France celebrates after coalition of leftist parties thwarts far-right's push for power
PARIS (AP) — The unexpected fireworks lit up Paris's Place de la Republique. For the thousands of French people who took to the streets on…
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Macron Says Extreme Opposition Parties Will Cause Civil War
(Bloomberg) -- President Emmanuel Macron said the agendas of the far-right and far-left blocs in France’s upcoming legislative elections…
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French left vows new taxes as snap election draws near
Left-wing parties in France on Friday pledged to raise 30 billion euros a year from taxing businesses and the rich if they win a majority…
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Candidates race into France's snap legislative poll but one convicted for spousal assault withdraws
PARIS (AP) — Candidates were racing to register before a Sunday evening deadline in snap parliamentary elections that are redrawing…
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Macron hopes to contain far right in national elections after it surged in EU vote. It's a risky bet
The far right's surge in France in elections for the European Parliament was widely expected. What came next was not. French President…