PARIS—French Prime Minister Michel Barnier faces a pivotal no-confidence vote Wednesday that risks toppling his government ...

Bond investors are likely to spare France the dire financial “storm” Prime Minister Michel Barnier has warned of, but the fallout from the political crisis will hurt businesses, consumers and ...

Michel Barnier is expected to go down in history as France’s shortest-serving prime minister today as both Left and Right ...

The far-right National Rally (RN) of Marine Le Pen is expected to vote for the no-confidence motion put forward by the left.

Almost certainly, Michel Barnier’s right-wing government in France will fall on 4 December. Facing fiscal crisis, it tried to get its cuts budget through by “49.3”, a constitutional device enabling ...

PARIS: France's government on Wednesday (Dec 4) faces no-confidence votes that could spell the end of the short-lived ...

French President Emmanuel Macron will preside over the re-opening of Notre-Dame cathedral, with a number of world leaders ...

The irony is unlikely to be lost on Emmanuel Macron: while France’s fire-struck Notre-Dame cathedral is to reopen after being saved in extremis from total collapse, the country’s government is about ...

French lawmakers will hold a no-confidence vote Wednesday, with far-right leader Marine Le Pen expected to join forces with a left-wing coalition to topple the government.

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier made a last-ditch attempt to rally support for his government. Far left and far right members of parliament are preparing to bring it down in a no confidence vote.

The immediate catalyst for the no-confidence motion was Barnier's decision to invoke a constitutional mechanism to pass the ...