What to know about France’s political mess – POLITICO
What does this mean for the nationalist far-right? Let’s start with Marine Le Pen and her far-right party,…
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…
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…
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…
How to watch the French government collapse (again) like a pro – POLITICO
France was able to stave off an economic catastrophe during the pandemic and when energy prices shot up…
Marine Le Pen seizes her moment to shake France – POLITICO
There was some logic to that gamble. As Le Pen is banned from running for office by an…
Likely French government collapse raises stakes of planned national shutdown – POLITICO
By setting up his own likely exit just two days ahead of the mass protests, Bayrou may have…
New PM? Elections? Resign? Macron has 3 choices if Bayrou’s government falls – POLITICO
The problem, however, is dissolving parliament is exactly how French politics ended up in this mess in the…
Olivier Guersent bids farewell to the Commission – POLITICO
His successor, Guersent said, should “resist all the self-serving nonsense of the CEOs of large firms when they…
France’s budget crisis won’t be solved by rearmament
Bastille Day usually makes international headlines for its fantastically choreographed military parade. This year, however, it also provided…