The old prime minister is back with a new team, but it can’t last: a democracy can’t have a president with the powers of a king, says French historian Pierre Purseigle

The reappointment of Sébastien Lecornu to form a 'government of mission' that would be 'disconnected from presidential ambitions' has reignited criticism of the president, who has…

The resignation of prime minister Sebastien Lecornu , and his subsequent reappointment, is the latest chapter in France’s ongoing political turmoil. Analysts tell James C Reynolds…