NEWS ANALYSIS. French Prime Minister François Bayrou's call for sacrifices fuels us-and-them populist rhetoric and could alienate citizens who already expect little from politics.

PM Francois Bayrou faces an uphill battle in securing support for his unpopular plans to shore up France’s finances.

COLUMN. Prime Minister François Bayrou's impending downfall stems from his inability to win over the Socialists. They now face a difficult choice between finding an agreement with…

ANALYSE. Le discours de sacrifice du premier ministre ravive le clivage populiste entre « eux » et « nous », et pourrait braquer toute une frange de citoyens qui n’attendent déjà…

NEWS ANALYSIS. French Prime Minister François Bayrou's call for sacrifices fuels us-and-them populist rhetoric and could alienate citizens who already expect little from politics.

The prime minister, François Bayrou, seems doomed. Will he take Macron with him, asks Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre