Mr Barnier, who was brought out of retirement by Mr Macron to stabilise the government in September, triggered Article 49.3 to force through a contentious new social security budget.

But those policies angered ... yet a plan to raise the retirement age — considered sacrosanct in France — proved another misstep. It fueled yet more mistrust of government for Le Pen to ...

French President Emmanuel Macron’s office announced a new government Monday, after the previous Cabinet collapsed in a ...

France could be set for months of potentially market-roiling political uncertainty after a no-confidence vote ousted the minority coalition government led by Prime Minister Michel Barnier.

After less than four months in power, French ... retirement age. Experts said the uniting of left and right in France over this matter points to a deeper dissatisfaction with the present government.

Michel Barnier, the French prime minister ... Mr Barnier, who was brought out of retirement by Mr Macron to stabilise the government in September, triggered Article 49.3 to force through a ...

How does the French government work? The prime minister invoked a rare constitutional power to push through his budget without parliament’s approval. Mr Barnier, who was brought out of retirement by ...