Former French prime minister Michel Barnier has sailed through the first round of a high-profile by-election in Paris, emerging as the clear frontrunner to retake a long-time conservative stronghold.

The former prime minister and right-wing Les Républicains candidate holds a strong lead in the 2nd constituency of the French capital and will face Socialist Frédérique Bredin in the runoff.

The latest news and top stories on Michel Barnier, a French politician and former European Commissioner. He recently served as Prime Minister of France from September to December 2024. Barnier was the ...

Sébastien Lecornu had been in office for 26 days when he resigned on Monday - he was given 48 hours by President Macron to ...

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu faces two no-confidence motions in parliament on Thursday, although his chance of being ousted are seen as slim. Lecornu on Tuesday announced the suspension of ...

The former defense minister spent just one-third as long in office as Michel Barnier in 2024. The last government that lasted so little was in 1924, under the Third Republic.

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu tendered his resignation on Monday, only hours after the announcement of a new ...

Lecornu was asked by President Macron to stay on until Wednesday in a last-ditch attempt to achieve "stability" for the ...

PARIS (Reuters) -France's new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu and his government resigned on Monday, hours after Lecornu announced his cabinet line-up, in a major deepening of France's political ...

PARIS (Reuters) -French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu faces a race against time to form a government by Monday's budget deadline, as divisions emerged within the conservative Les Republicains party ...