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
Marine Le Pen
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?
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
French government risks collapse with budget confidence vote in September
National Rally, Greens and Socialists say they cannot back Francois Bayrou, who admits move is a risk but says doing nothing is riskier
France regrets rise of ‘oven’ glass buildings
Once-admired building designs are increasingly seen as impractical as global warming drives up temperatures
Western liberalism at a political crossroads
Lack of conviction and intolerance are character defects that augur badly for centrist and centre-left parties
French police raid offices of Marine Le Pen’s far-right party
Rassemblement National leader Jordan Bardella says officers seized accounting information and other documents
‘It’s just beginning and it’s going to get ugly’: Pro-Trump Polish president-elect reflects divided nation
Warsaw’s allies in Europe left wondering who they will be dealing with: a populist head of state or its centrist prime minister
Rise of backward-looking nationalism is not the preserve of the populist right. Just ask Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin objections to the planned commemoration of the Normans might be regarded as inconsequential but they reveal a more sinister objective
Marine Le Pen rallies her supporters to protest election ban
Far-right National Rally leader continues to claim her innocence following conviction for embezzlement
Fighting for her political life, Marine Le Pen goes on the offensive
Far-right leader appears to have set her party on a more confrontational path on which she is directly challenging the judiciary
Has the court ended Marine Le Pen’s political career and what happens to her RN party now?
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen has limited legal options as ruling fires starting gun on race to succeed Emmanuel Macron
Marine Le Pen vows to appeal conviction that bars bid for French presidency
Marine Le Pen vows to appeal conviction for far right party ‘embezzlement’ of EU funds
The Irish Times view on the conviction of Marine Le Pen: a political earthquake in France
The suggestion that Le Pen and her 24 convicted co-defendants are being singled out for unduly harsh treatment does not wash
Marine Le Pen banned from standing for office for five years and sentenced to four-year jail term
Far-right leader says she will appeal ruling that jeopardises her plan to run in 2027 presidential election
Marine Le Pen’s presidential ambition may be in ruins but court verdict does not end her influence
Court decision to effectively bar Le Pen from 2027 race will only fuel far right narrative
Marine Le Pen awaits court verdict on embezzlement charges which could rule out French presidential bid
Far-right leader and National Rally party accused of misappropriating European Parliament funds
Trump is shattering the European diplomatic and political landscape
Worldview: Europe can respond by developing links with China, Africa and the middle powers now asserting their role
French government survives no-confidence votes, but political deadlock remains
Prime minister François Bayrou is trying to succeed where Michel Barnier failed, but faces a very high mountain
How Brexit killed Frexit
The UK’s messy, ill-thought out exit from the EU has effectively killed off leave campaigns in other member states
Rich bosses’ isolation from poorer colleagues could come back to bite them
Wealthy managers are increasingly isolated from the less well-off at work and that’s not good news
Jean-Marie Le Pen obituary: French far-right politician rode waves of discontent and xenophobia
Founding father of France’s modern political far right was challenged by historians, denounced across the political spectrum, and convicted repeatedly of inciting racial hatred or distorting historical record
Once called ‘the devil of the Republic’, Le Pen died knowing his ideas are gaining currency
Le Pen used to boast that “I say out loud what others think in silence.” That sentiment is echoed by Trump and users of Elon Musk’s X
Macron in angry exchange with residents of cyclone-hit Mayotte
‘If it wasn’t for France, you would be in way deeper s**t,’ French president tells people in the country’s poorest overseas territory
The Irish Times view on France’s new prime minister: an impossible job
François Bayrou inherits a poisoned chalice of Emmanuel Macron’s making
France has a new prime minister, but the same political crisis
Centrist politician François Bayrou given the task of governing divided parliament where Michel Barnier failed
French Socialists talk of ‘compromise’ if Macron names left-wing PM
Party has shifted since Michel Barnier’s government collapsed in a vote of no-confidence last week
Opposition ‘chose chaos’ with no-confidence vote in Barnier, says Macron, after PM’s resignation
President tells France he will ‘fully’ exercise five-year mandate as he faces rising pressure to step down following government collapse
French government collapses after losing no-confidence vote in parliament
Left and far right punish PM Michel Barnier for using special constitutional powers to ram part of unpopular budget through parliament
No confidence motion by French MPs likely to oust fragile Barnier coalition
Attempt to dislodge government comes at a time when country struggling to tame massive budget deficit
France crisis: What will happen if government loses no-confidence vote?
Michel Barnier’s decision to push budget through parliament without a vote could trigger a political crisis
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