President Macron under pressure as parliamentary paralysis persists. France is facing political turmoil after President Emmanuel Macron’s fifth prime minister in less than two years quit after just 27 days. There are growing calls for new elections and Macron is facing increasing pressure to resign. So, what’s next for France? Presenter: Nick Clark Guests: Thierry … Read more
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, French President Emmanuel Macron accepts resignation of newly appointed prime minister following criticism over cabinet lineup. Published On 6 Oct 20256 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has stepped down just weeks after taking office, further deepening the country’s political crisis. The … Read more
The 74-year-old longtime centrist has so far failed to convince the opposition to swallow the bitter medicine he is proposing, a remedy that could assuage French creditors, financial institutions and ratings agencies concerned by the country’s unsustainable levels of public spending. Bayrou appeared to use the interview to try to reframe the public debate leading … Read more
PARIS (AP) — France’s highest court on Thursday blocked a key part of a contentious farming law that would have brought back a banned pesticide. The court said that the measure failed to protect the environment and future generations. The rest of the law — known as the “Duplomb law,” after the senator who proposed … Read more
The revocation follows the former president’s conviction for corruption and influence peddling. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been stripped of his Legion of Honour, the country’s highest distinction, after being convicted of corruption and influence peddling last year. The announcement in a decree published in Sunday’s Official Bulletin deals another blow to the 70-year-old … Read more
France’s Horrifying Rape Trial Has a Feminist Hero The New York Times How Dominique Pelicot is accused of organizing France’s worst sex crime in a generation CNN Verdicts are due in the historic French rape trial that turned Gisèle Pelicot into a feminist hero The Associated Press Decades after a landmark rape trial in France, the Pelicot case … Read more
French leader denies inviting tech founder to France or having prior knowledge of his visit. French President Emmanuel Macron has defended a decision to grant fast-track citizenship to indicted Telegram CEO Pavel Durov. Speaking at a news conference during a visit to Serbia, Macron said that granting nationality to high-profile figures who learn French and … Read more
People & Power investigates the costs and benefits of the Parisian Olympics, and if global sporting events are worth it. The 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris are seen by many in France as an international triumph and a showcase for the country. Officials who sold the $6.9bn project to France’s citizens – already $2bn … Read more
Hung parliament as leftists and centrists combine to beat the far right. An inconclusive election has wrapped up in France. But there’s one certainty: that the far right won’t lead the next government. A leftist bloc came out on top, ahead of President Emmanuel Macron’s centrists, with the far-right National Rally (RN) beaten into third … Read more