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Has France’s Government Overplayed Its Hand?

The speed and scale of the police response is unprecedented. On October 2, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez found himself beating back accusations that France’s government had reacted with insufficient ...
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned from his post on Monday after only 27 days in power, marking his term as the shortest in France’s history since the Republic’s inception in 1958.
French lawmakers are tasked with agreeing on a budget by early October that can help slash the country's huge national deficit. Previous budget negotiations have sparked political chaos in Paris — and ...
Today, France, Europe’s second-largest economy, appears to be on the cusp of a full-blown government bond crisis.
Prime Minister Michel Barnier pushed a budget bill through the lower house of Parliament without a vote. A no-confidence vote this week could topple him and his cabinet. By Aurelien Breeden and ...
The toppling of French Prime Minister Michel Barnier's government Wednesday night could have been seen as the climax of months of political turbulence in France. The end of Barnier's short-lived ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alex Ledsom is a France-based contributor who covers travel. France intends to introduce a new healthcare charge for all ...
PARIS (AP) — France’s government survived a no-confidence vote Wednesday and the country’s 2025 budget was finally adopted, easing some of the turmoil in one of the world’s biggest economies that ...
France’s minority government led by right-wing Prime Minister Michel Barnier has been ousted in a no-confidence vote, the latest shock to the country’s deadlocked political system in a turbulent ...
France bans stun grenades after teens hurt, pledges €1.2B for schools. Students say it's not enough and march again Oct. 17.