France, Macron and government
Macron Appoints Cabinet as He Seeks to Move France Out of Political Impasse
The government still faces two challenges in the coming weeks: the risk of a no-confidence vote and a tight budget deadline.
France's Macron appoints new government in shift to right
PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron named a new government led by Prime Minister Michel Barnier Saturday (Sep 21), marked by a shift to the right 11 weeks after an inconclusive parliamentary e
France nears new government as Barnier proposes cabinet to Macron
France edged closer to having a new government, more than two months after a hung election, as new Prime Minister Michel Barnier's office said he had pulled together a list of ministers he will submit to President Emmanuel Macron later on Thursday.
Macron Appoints Armand as France’s New Finance Minister
French President Emmanuel Macron appointed Antoine Armand as finance minister, thrusting a 33-year-old with limited political experience into an urgent budget battle in which he must bring fiscal discipline while maintaining tacit support from the far right to avoid government collapse.
France’s New Prime Minister Forms His Government, Shifting Rightward
The new cabinet remains largely dominated by ministers from the ranks of President Emmanuel Macron despite his party’s heavy losses in recent parliamentary elections.
France finally gets a new government, new cabinet marks a shift to the right
France finally got a new government Saturday in a shift to the right, as left-wing protesters took to the streets to denounce what they say is a denial of July's election results. Story by Leo McGuinn.
Macron’s new government on the ropes 12 hours after being unveiled
On Saturday night Michel Barnier, the French prime minister, unveiled his new centre-Right cabinet, awarding plum posts such ...
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Barnier promises compromise from France's embattled new govt
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier promised cohesion and a willingness to compromise Sunday, a day after his new government ...
Duo of Macron loyalists lead France's Economy and Finance Ministry, ensuring continuity
Thirty-three-year-old Antoine Armand will be in charge of the economy, while 39-year-old Laurent Saint-Martin will try to ...
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New center-right government in France announced 2 months after divisive elections
The French presidential palace unveiled a new government dominated by conservatives and centrists. A left-wing coalition ...
France's Macron urges restraint in Lebanon after wave of explosions
French President Emmanuel Macron held phone calls with top political and military leaders from Lebanon as well as a separate ...
France's left rages at Emmanuel Macron for shutting it out of power despite election victory
A furious French left has called for mass protests across more than 130 towns and cities on Saturday, after French President ...
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Protests Sweep France After Macron Names Right Wing PM Despite Election Results
Over 100,000 protested the president’s attempt to undermine the victory of a left coalition in July’s election.
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Thousands protest in France over Macron's choice of PM
More than 100,000 people protested across France on Saturday against the appointment of the ... who are furious that their ...
France's Barnier entrusts budget dilemma to little-known duo
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier has handed a little known duo the task of plugging a huge hole in the budget, putting ...