Sébastien Lecornu, the country’s outgoing prime minister, said he believed France’s political parties could overcome divisions and avoid snap legislative elections.

Sébastien Lecornu had been in office for 26 days when he resigned on Monday - he was given 48 hours by President Macron to make a plan for the "stability" of France.

The announcement came after last-ditch talks by outgoing premier Sebastien Lecornu failed to find a solution to crisis.

After eight years in office, Emmanuel Macron's position as president is coming under increasing pressure as France's political crisis escalates.

The clock ticked down Wednesday for France's President Emmanuel Macron to find an exit from his worst domestic crisis, after his first prime minister and one-time ally urged him to resign. The other ...

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.

You can’t really imagine Sir Winston Churchill being a big fan of a man hug, but these days it seems it’s de rigueur for all male politicians to grasp each other in an alpha male embrace.

In a last ditch bid to keep the government running, the French president asked Sebastien Lecornu to stay on for 48 hours to continue talks with key leaders in the national assembly.

“The interests of France require Emmanuel Macron to resign in order to preserve our institutions and to unblock a situation that has been unavoidable since the absurd dissolution [of parliament in ...

Investors and governments have no idea what President Emmanuel Macron will do to tackle France’s budget deficit and political crisis. That uncertainty is freaking them out.

While France has a long history of hefty overspending, economists say political turmoil – which has stalled policymaking – is bringing the country’s debt problem to a head.