Macron in angry exchange with residents of cyclone-hit Mayotte
‘If it wasn’t for France, you would be in way deeper s**t,’ French president tells people in the country’s poorest overseas territory
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The Irish Times view on France’s new prime minister: an impossible job
François Bayrou inherits a poisoned chalice of Emmanuel Macron’s making
France has a new prime minister, but the same political crisis
Centrist politician François Bayrou given the task of governing divided parliament where Michel Barnier failed
French Socialists talk of ‘compromise’ if Macron names left-wing PM
Party has shifted since Michel Barnier’s government collapsed in a vote of no-confidence last week
Opposition ‘chose chaos’ with no-confidence vote in Barnier, says Macron, after PM’s resignation
President tells France he will ‘fully’ exercise five-year mandate as he faces rising pressure to step down following government collapse
French government collapses after losing no-confidence vote in parliament
Left and far right punish PM Michel Barnier for using special constitutional powers to ram part of unpopular budget through parliament
No confidence motion by French MPs likely to oust fragile Barnier coalition
Attempt to dislodge government comes at a time when country struggling to tame massive budget deficit
France crisis: What will happen if government loses no-confidence vote?
Michel Barnier’s decision to push budget through parliament without a vote could trigger a political crisis
French government faces no-confidence vote
Jordan Bardella, Rassemblement National party leader, threatens to bring down government over prime minister Michel Barnier's budget
Marine Le Pen stands trial over alleged misuse of EU funds
French far-right leader accused of paying party staff for work they were doing in France
French far right exerts outsize power over Barnier and Macron, rivals say
Macron accused of giving Le Pen the power of Julius Caesar overseeing a gladiatorial battle, giving a thumbs up or down to his candidate for prime minister
People don’t set small businesses on fire because they love their country
For all the rhetoric about opposing globalist elites, the far right clearly follows a form of globalism
Fixing France: How to Repair a Broken Republic by Nabila Ramdani – A persuasive case
The author cites the military coup mounted in Algiers on May 13th, 1958, as the source of many of the problems that beset France today
Economic populism of the right has gone mainstream
UK and French electoral systems have thwarted its advance but the far right is still on the rise globally
Le Pen lays the blame on Macron for French government gridlock
Left-wing bloc says it should be able to govern as centrists seek to win over moderate right republicans
French election: The far right has been held at bay, but for how long?
The far right won more votes nationwide than the left alliance and Macron’s centrists but the vote was spread across the country
Recriminations fly in Marine Le Pen’s party over French election result
National Rally official who helped pick contentious candidates steps down from executive committee
Senior National Rally figures regroup following French election setback
Far-right party president Jordan Bardella describes results as a ‘victory postponed’, echoing remarks made by the party’s figurehead Marine Le Pen
The French political system kept the far right out. Now what?
The centre and the left in France will need to decide what else they agree on, other than opposing Marine Le Pen
France faces political deadlock after surprise left-wing vote surge blocks far right’s path to power
Leftist New Popular Front emerges as dominant force in the National Assembly as Macron’s alliance suffers humbling setback after Sunday’s election
What are the options to form a new government in France?
Complicated talks lie ahead after snap elections called by Emmanuel Macron result in hung parliament
‘We have hope now’: Left supporters take to the streets in Paris to celebrate election win
Even tear gas from riot police does little to dampen the party atmosphere as the New Popular Front wins the French elections
What would a Eurosceptic government in the heart of the EU mean?
Macron’s election gamble has engineered a dangerous moment for France and the European Union
French voters rally behind the left and centre in crucial election
Left-wing coalition finishes first in French parliamentary elections as far right kept from power
France election: Voter turnout high as far-right bids for power amid threat of deadlock
Marine Le Pen’s National Rally is forecast to win most votes in today’s run-off election but fall short of a majority
‘If they win I will be very afraid’: Far right poised for major breakthrough as France votes again
Marine Le Pen’s party is set to become the largest in parliament as French people vote in the second round of elections
French voters should remember that the stage is set for dystopia to become reality
France might be closer to dictatorship than it has been since the end of the second World War
History suggests democracy will not be saved by further disconnection of economy from society
There are significant parallels - and differences - between countermovements that gripped Europe and the US about 100 years ago and forces shaping politics today
Paschal Donohoe says markets can react quickly to fiscal jolts
France’s snap elections heightened concern about the country’s public finances
France on a precipice as Le Pen aims for absolute majority in parliament
Additional 30,000 police deployed amid fear of street violence as extreme right-wing National Rally is expected to win the largest number of seats in the snap election called by President Macron
Marine Le Pen warns France will come to standstill for a year if National Rally party fails to win absolute majority
Far-right party projected to fall significantly short of 289 seats required to push through its agenda easily
‘We can’t let France fall into the hands of these people’: Kylian Mbappé laments election vote
Forward urges voters to turn out in force and fend off the threat of the National Rally
Some 30,000 police to be deployed across France on Sunday following runoff of election
Election campaign has been marred by political tensions and growing violence
‘A moment of real danger’: Fear and loathing in France before election showdown
In advance of Sunday’s second round of voting in the French legislative election, residents discuss the mood in the country and what the rise of Marine Le Pen’s National Rally means for them
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