A technocratic caretaker government will take over in the meantime, leading to paralysis in the French political system. But this paralysis has rattled credit markets and increased the price of ...

French government led by right-wing Prime Minister ... We are tabling a motion of censure. Barnier’s fall is a done deal. Macron will be next.” Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right National ...

Asked on French television if there was a chance his government could survive Wednesday's vote, Barnier replied: "I want this and it is possible. It depends on the MPs... "I think it is possible ...

Asked on French television if there was a chance his ... called on Macron to make his intentions clear should the Barnier government fall. "Rather than dropping little remarks during a visit ...

LONDON, Dec 5 (Reuters) - The risk premium on French bonds dropped and bank stocks rallied on Thursday after a widely expected no-confidence vote toppled Prime Minister Michel Barnier's government ...

French assets were taking the government’s fall in their stride early Thursday, though the extra cost Paris must pay to borrow remained close to 12-year peaks. Prime minister Michel Barnier lost ...

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier during an interview on French television on Tuesday night. France's government on Wednesday faces a no confidence vote that could spell the end of the short ...

If a vote of no-confidence surrounding the budget succeeds, French Prime Minister Michel Barnier will be forced to step down, leaving a caretaker government in charge. This political turmoil ...