Emmanuel Macron calls for ‘stability’ as opposition threatens no-confidence vote
French president’s reappointed PM under pressure as he makes another attempt at securing parliamentary support
Emmanuel Macron
Au revoir to Macronism? Domestic turmoil may spell the end for French president
Emmanuel Macron’s movement and legacy unravel as political gambles backfire
Macron reappoints Lecornu as prime minister after days of political turmoil
French president has lost six prime ministers in under two years amid spiralling political crisis
Israeli cabinet ratifies ceasefire and hostage deal with Hamas
Ceasefire due to start day after Israeli ratification and hostages could be released 72 hours later
Israel-Hamas conflict: Europe ready to back Trump’s Gaza peace plan
French president critical of Israeli settlements and demands Hamas exclusion at peace conference attended by western and Arab leaders
France’s Macron seeks sixth prime minister in under two years
Political paralysis has made it deeply challenging to pass a belt-tightening budget demanded by investors
There’s one constant in the chaos engulfing France: visceral rejection of Emmanuel Macron
On Sunday, the Élysée finally announced the composition of the new government. It was to prove the shortest in French history
Emmanuel Macron ally calls on French president to quit early
Former prime minister Edouard Philippe urges head of state to bring forward 2027 elections
Can Emmanuel Macron stop France unravelling?
President’s options narrow after losing third premier since his 2024 snap elections
France’s new prime minister resigns hours after appointing cabinet
Unexpected resignation of Macron’s fifth prime minister in two years is another deepening of political crisis
Talking shop seen as a building block for states with EU ambitions
Denmark provides strong support for Ukraine at summit bringing together wider group of European leaders
Europe is facing ‘most dangerous situation’ since second World War, Copenhagen summit hears
EU summit in Copenhagen hears French president Emmanuel Macron say Russia is ‘testing’ Europe
Israeli tanks continue push towards heart of Gaza City
Flotilla trying to deliver aid to besieged territory says it was attacked by drones in international waters
As more states recognise Palestine, the Middle East faces dystopian and utopian possibilities
The ultimate outcome hangs on the staunchly pro-Israel US president Donald Trump
Macrons to submit scientific evidence in US defamation case to prove Brigitte is a woman
French couple have filed a suit against rightwing influencer Candace Owens
France strikes: Half a million take to the streets against 2026 budget plans
Striking workers call for Sébastien Lecornu to abandon budget plans
Charlie Kirk shooting another example of escalating political violence in US
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
As France lurches from crisis to crisis, is it becoming the new Italy?
Years of sluggish growth, an ageing population and a series of crises has made France the sick man of Europe
Deep debt, political chaos, riots: Can Macron get France back on track?
In the News podcast: Sébastien Lecornu is France’s fourth prime minister in 12 months
France’s moment of peril as a debt mountain fuels a political crisis
Sébastien Lecornu, France’s fifth prime minister in two years, faces what some consider an impossible task
Diarmaid Ferriter on Speaking My Mind by Leo Varadkar: Jaunty but superficial and lazy at times
Former taoiseach provides gossip and entertaining titbits but displays detachment about matters of substance
New French prime minister takes gig that may be short-term contract
Sébastien Lecornu is a politician typical of the Macron project, that might work against him
Nato will defend ‘every inch’ of its territory, says Rutte after drone incident in Poland
Polish prime minister Donald Tusk described the incident as ‘a large-scale provocation’
‘Many arrests may be made’: France braces for protests as government crumbles
President Emmanuel Macron has another go at picking someone to govern in a seemingly ungovernable parliament
French government collapses after losing confidence vote
Prime minister’s exit following confidence vote leaves Macron searching for fifth prime minister in two years
A second French government has effectively collapsed. What is going on?
PM’s loss of confidence vote compounds political crisis facing Europe’s second-largest economy
Could France go bust? One of Europe’s biggest economies has pimped itself out to the world
The question haunting the EU: could France be a huge Greece at the heart of the bloc?
Macron says 26 states ready to send troops in postwar ‘reassurance force’ for Ukraine
Taoiseach says Ireland open to participating in ‘appropriately mandated’ mission
Ursula von der Leyen’s hair-raising flight points to turbulent times ahead
Eastern EU states continue to warn about ‘hybrid warfare tactics’ of Russia and its allies
Merz and Macron anxious to speak the same political language
German chancellor and French president work to revive a struggling relationship
EU states working on plans for postwar military deployments to Ukraine
‘Clear road map’ for possible deployments, European Commission president says
After French prime minister’s political hara-kiri, Macron faces three unpalatable choices
Worldview: François Bayrou alone believed he could win with his bold ultimatum for a pre-endorsement of his unpopular budget
Emmanuel Macron short of options as France faces political crisis largely of his making
Prime minister François Bayrou looks set to lose a vote of confidence next month
The Irish Times view on politics in France: stuck in a bind
The prime minister is set to lose a vote of confidence, leaving the country rudderless
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