The new prime minister, a Macron ally, must try to assemble a government, regain control of France’s deficit and satisfy warring political factions.

French president Emmanuel Macron has ... with forming a new government.” François Bayrou has been a prominent French politician for many years. AP Former Prime Minister Michel Barnier resigned ...

Macron risks alienating socialist lawmakers who have demanded Macron select a prime minister from leftist ranks after the New Popular Front, a leftist alliance, won the most seats in last summer ...

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday named centrist ally François Bayrou as prime minister in an effort to address the country's deep political crisis, after a historic ...

Macron’s office said in a statement that Bayrou "has been charged with forming a new government." Former Prime Minister Michel Barnier resigned last week following a no-confidence vote prompted ...

French President Emmanuel Macron’s approval rating continues to decline and has hit a six-year low, according to a poll by ...

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WHEN veteran centrist Francois Bayrou, France’s new prime minister ... where one of his earliest tasks – as President Emmanuel Macron’s fourth prime minister of the year – will be to pass a budget for ...

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron’s office announced a new government Monday, after the previous Cabinet ...

President Emmanuel Macron appointed Eric Lombard as France’s finance minister, tapping an experienced finance professional as part of a new cabinet that also returned two former prime ministers ...

Macron’s office said in a statement that Bayrou “has been charged with forming a new government.” Former Prime Minister Michel Barnier resigned last week following a no-confidence vote ...