The EU’s worst nightmare has never looked so real – POLITICO
At both the presidential and parliamentary levels, victory for Marine Le Pen’s National Rally is now distinctly possible,…
French Socialists still waiting for concessions from Macron after talks on next PM – POLITICO
The French president has given his outgoing prime minister until Wednesday night to try to find a compromise…
Macron accepts PM’s resignation, then tasks him with emergency talks – POLITICO
His decision was taken at the end of a rollercoaster day during which the French president himself made…
Solitary Macron walks banks of the Seine to plan crunch decision on France’s future – POLITICO
Macron took a stroll, then a boat trip on the Seine, when he resigned as economy minister in…
New French PM Lecornu unveils government – POLITICO
On the whole there are few fresh faces in Lecornu’s government, a sign that the political forces represented…
French PM tries to save skin by ruling out use of constitutional backdoor – POLITICO
Boris Vallaud, a key Socialist Party leader, reacted with skepticism on FranceInfo immediately after the announcement and noted…
France can’t stop talking about Gabriel Zucman — and his wealth tax – POLITICO
“The merit of the Zucman tax is not the tax itself, it is the diagnosis and moving away…
Lecornu takes his turn on France’s political tightrope – POLITICO
The Socialists also claim, rather improbably, that almost all the deficit savings can be achieved via their new…
Why Macron thinks Lecornu can save France from the abyss – POLITICO
Until now, Macron has battled to keep his key achievements untouched, notably his controversial pension reforms and long-running…
Le Pen turns the screw on Macron ahead of crunch budget talks – POLITICO
“The National Rally is not up for sale to the highest Macronist bidder, as opposed to [the conservative]…