EDITORIAL. With Emmanuel Macron's legitimacy in serious decline, and MPs so far unable to compromise, the new head of ...

The previous positions of the newly appointed French Prime Minister, François Bayrou, can be traced, especially regarding his ...

In an unscheduled change, Moody's lowered its assessment of the euro area's second-biggest economy to Aa3 from Aa2, three ...

France's President Emmanuel Macron on Friday named centrist Francois Bayrou as prime minister, handing him the daunting task ...

A powerful cyclone slammed into Mayotte early on Saturday, killing at least two people and causing the worst storm devastation to hit the French overseas territory for almost a century, officials said ...

Eager to regain control, the French president was about to appoint the outgoing armed forces minister as prime minister. But ...

The action, which will put pressure on the nation’s borrowing costs, reflects doubt that a new government can mend the deteriorating financial situation.

Mayor of the southwestern city of Pau, Bayrou is a practising Catholic but also a staunch supporter of France's secular ...

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday named centrist ally François Bayrou as prime minister in an effort to address the country’s deep political crisis, after a historic parliamentary ...

The appointment comes after Michel Barnier’s government was toppled last week in a battle over public finances.

The French president appointed a seasoned centrist to referee between rowdy political factions.

New French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said on Friday he faced a “Himalaya” of a challenge to tackle France’s deficit, as ...