French president’s former allies join opponents in demanding he act to end a spiralling political crisis Europe live – latest updates France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, is under intense pressure to call snap parliamentary elections or resign as former allies join his opponents in demanding he act to end a spiralling political crisis in the EU’s … Read more
Bardella and Le Pen decline Lecornu’s invitation for talks to solve crisis. This live blog is closed The office of prime minister Sébastien Lecornu has released a statement saying the talks with politicians will focus on the budget and the future of New Caledonia. Lecornu held talks with politicians to see if they could agree … Read more
Sébastien Lecornu quits, blaming political ‘egos’, after Emmanuel Macron unveiled largely unchanged cabinet lineup Explainer: Why has France’s PM resigned – and what could happen next? France has been plunged into deep political crisis after the new prime minister and his government resigned just hours after the cabinet was appointed, raising serious doubts about President … Read more
There were significant holdovers from the previous cabinet, but President Emmanuel Macron also named several newcomers, including Bruno Le Maire, a veteran centrist politician, as defense minister.
Rivals say president’s latest cabinet represents unwelcome continuity and hard-left party vows to file no-confidence motion amid fraught budget talks French president Emmanuel Macron has named a new government as he struggles to pull the country out of a political crisis, while rivals threatened to topple the lineup quickly if it failed to break with … Read more