French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced on Tuesday that the government will freeze the implementation of the controversial pension reform law until after the 2027 presidential election. The move is widely seen as an effort to maintain political stability, even at the cost of putting aside one of President Emmanuel Macron’s key domestic policies. Faced […]
French President Emmanuel Macron is facing mounting pressure to resign or call early elections amid a deepening political crisis. Five prime ministers have resigned in under two years, and his latest appointee, Sébastien Lecornu, lasted just 14 hours before being asked to continue coalition talks. Calls for Macron to step down, once fringe, are now […]
France’s newly appointed Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, and his cabinet resigned on Monday, just hours after being named. The abrupt resignation adds to growing political instability, leading to a sharp drop in French stocks and the euro. Lecornu, President Emmanuel Macron’s fifth prime minister in two years, said he could not govern under current conditions, […]
François Bayrou Warns of “National Survival” as Parliament Set to Decide Government’s Fate on September 8 Paris, August 26, 2025 — France is teetering on the brink of a fresh political crisis as Prime Minister François Bayrou prepares to face a make or break confidence vote in the National Assembly on September 8, a showdown […]