French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou yesterday survived his first vote of no confidence in parliament after the motion, ...

The no-confidence motion won the backing of 131 deputies, well short of the 288 it needed to pass — but the far right has ...

According to the results announced by Yael Braun-Pivet, speaker of the French National Assembly, only 131 deputies voted in ...

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou's minority government survived a no-confidence vote initiated by the hard left, with insufficient backing from other parties. Though his administration avoided ...

The memorial for Jean-Marie Le Pen, who was known for his racist and antisemitic remarks, comes as the National Rally has ...

France’s new prime minister, François Bayrou, has announced the renegotiation of a contested plan raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 ...

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou passed the first test of his new minority government on Thursday as he survived a vote ...

France's centre-left Socialist party will not back a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Thursday, ...

The prime minister runs a minority government, composed of ministers ranging from ex-Socialists to conservatives, which is not based on any formal coalition pact. Faced with the same problem, his ...

T he crew of a boat whose rudder has fallen off can do little but pray for calm weather and a speedy way to safe harbour.

The French Socialist Party decided not to back a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Francois Bayrou, allowing his ...

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou faces his first vote of no confidence in parliament Thursday, with the motion unlikely ...