"Nearly three-quarters are in favor. The overwhelming majority of French citizens would support the introduction of voluntary military service, which is to be announced by President Emmanuel Macron in ...

PARIS — There was a time when Alain Minc would sing the praises of French President Emmanuel Macron, comparing him to Napoleon’s generals: an extraordinary being blessed both with talent and luck.

InterviewPhilippe Conte, professor emeritus of criminal law at Panthéon-Assas University, says the judges who convicted the former French president of criminal conspiracy merely enforced the laws ...

On 25 September, a Paris court found the former French leader guilty of criminal conspiracy involving the use of funds from Libya to finance his 2007 presidential campaign. Former French President ...

French PM Lecornu, Macron's 'Soldier Monk', Steels Himself for Budget Battle By Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) -When Sebastien Lecornu gave his first prime-time TV interview hours after resigning as ...

Sébastien Lecornu spent just 26 days as prime minister before his dramatic resignation last Monday President Emmanuel Macron has asked Sébastien Lecornu to return as French prime minister only four ...

The announcement from the French president came after last-ditch talks held by Sébastien Lecornu, France’s departing prime minister, who said most parties wanted to avoid snap elections. By Aurelien ...

PARIS — Former French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said Tuesday that President Emmanuel Macron should resign before the end of his term due to France’s ...

Nearly a million rioters descended on to the streets of Paris in a 'day of rage' with anti-Macron fury gripping France once again. As the country endured outbursts of carnage and violence, images from ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. President Emmanuel Macron is searching for the fifth prime minister of his tumultuous second term, in the hope ...

France’s prime minister has quit after losing a confidence vote that toppled his government, plunging the country into a new political crisis. François Bayrou submitted his resignation to President ...