France voted in the first round of municipal elections on Sunday in what many regard as a barometer for next year’s presidential election.

The France Unbowed leader wants to build on his party’s success in local elections to become a leading presidential rival to ...

Political crises are always a test for political parties. While they may hide behind a veil of rhetoric and illusions in normal times, a crisis reveals their true colours. This applies in particular ...

Are the French government's days numbered? Following Prime Minister François Bayrou's surprise announcement that he will seek a vote of confidence from the National Assembly on 8 September over his ...

Unlike Macron, however, he sees any attempt to renegotiate the protections enshrined in France's social model as an attack on the country's values. Like Macron, the firebrand leader of the hard-left ...

On Friday, the Council of State, France’s highest administrative court responsible for reviewing the legality of government decisions, upheld the classification of La France Insoumise (LFI-France ...

President Emmanuel Macron warned on Wednesday that political extremists presented a danger to France as candidates continued their campaigning ahead of Sunday's second round of polling in mayoral ...

France is no stranger to popular rebellion, street revolt or political theatre. But seldom in modern times has the country experienced a week of politics as chaotic, farcical and unseemly. In the ...