EDITORIAL. Despite its own shortcomings and shifting positions on a range of issues, the far-right Rassemblement National party has taken advantage of France's political crisis, exploiting the weaknesses and failures of its opponents.

ÉDITORIAL. Malgré ses propres lacunes et sa versatilité sur nombre de sujets, le Rassemblement national tire profit de la crise politique dans lequel le pays est plongé en…

The likely fall of prime minister François Bayrou exposes a political malaise that is likely to sour French politics well beyond the 2027 presidential election as the far right…

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

France's Prime Minister faces a confidence vote amid political turmoil, risking instability for the EU's second-largest economy.

François Bayrou’s 2026 budget, which includes removing two public holidays, has been slammed by his rivals, who now have a golden opportunity to topple him.

EDITORIAL. Despite its own shortcomings and shifting positions on a range of issues, the far-right Rassemblement National party has taken advantage of France's political crisis,…

COLUMN. After the fall of Prime Minister François Bayrou, no one is in a position to guarantee a way out of France's social, political and budgetary crises, writes Le Monde…

EDITORIAL. The centrist leader became the first head of government under France's Fifth Republic to be toppled by a vote of confidence he called himself, further complicating the…