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The Latest Breaking News from Michel Barnier

European Central Bank likely to cut rates while weighing US trade concerns and France's chaos

The European Central Bank is releasing its its decision on interest rates and a rate cut is a foregone conclusion

The Independent UK

Emmanuel Macron under pressure to appoint new prime minister this week

Outgoing Michel Barnier warns any government will face challenge of debt and a divided society

The Guardian - UK

Macron seeks political deal to name a new prime minister and restore France's stability

A spokesperson for France's outgoing government says President Emmanuel Macron is seeking a political deal that would allow him to both name a new prime minister and “guarantee the stability of the country.”

The Independent UK

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France's Macron Races To Choose New PM

French President Emmanuel Macron raced Wednesday to meet a self-imposed 48-hour deadline to name a new prime minister after he hosted party bosses in a bid to hammer out a consensus and avoid a protracted political crisis.

International Business Times

France's Macron meets party leaders, promises new PM within 48 hours

France's top party leaders met with President Emmanuel Macron late Tuesday to address the country’s latest political crisis after the ousting of prime minister Michel Barnier. The leaders reportedly said that Macron aims to appoint a new prime minister "within 48 hours". Absent from the talks were the heads of…

Radio France Internationale

Is France’s Fifth Republic past its sell-by date?

Letter: Steve Brown on the political crisis in France after the fall of Michel Barnier’s coalition government

The Guardian - UK

Will the French political crisis help Marine Le Pen’s far-right RN party?

Le Pen, who is credited with rebranding RN into a legitimate political force, is making the most of chaos.

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France's Macron To Host Party Leaders In Quest For New Govt

French party leaders will gather at President Emmanuel Macron's Elysee Palace office Tuesday afternoon in a bid to chart a route towards a new government, days after Prime Minister Michel Barnier was toppled in a confidence vote.

International Business Times

Outgoing French government to present 'special' budget to avoid shutdown

The outgoing French government has prepared a "special" budget to keep the country running through the end of the year, after Prime Minister Michel Barnier lost a confidence vote in the National Assembly, which had rejected large parts of the proposed 2025 budget.

Radio France Internationale

Macron calls for unity talks as Barnier's exit sparks political crisis

French President Emmanuel Macron has called for a 'meeting of different political forces' to hammer out a programme for a new government, amid a political crisis triggered by Prime Minister Michel Barnier's ouster.

Radio France Internationale

How France can be more ‘European’ to avoid political chaos

The French prime minister, Michel Barnier, has resigned following a vote of no confidence in his government triggered by a tussle over his budget. His was a minority administration working with a fragmented and divided parliament, in which parties had little inclination to cooperate.

The Conversation

Pressure Grows On France's Macron To Name New PM

French President Emmanuel Macron was on Monday set to hold a series of consultations with party bosses as pressure grew on him to name a new prime minister and defuse a political crisis.

International Business Times

Macron under increasing pressure to rebuild government

After a weekend wrapped in the glory of presiding over the reopening of Paris' Notre-Dame cathedral, French President Emmanuel Macron has returned to earth with a bump – summoned by his own camp to name a prime minister "within hours" to end the current political turmoil.

Radio France Internationale

The Guardian view on France’s political crisis: belatedly, Macron must look left

Editorial: The president’s gamble on far-right support failed. The route to stability lies in the opposite direction

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Salon

France's Macron faces his Waterloo

Macron was never the anti-Trump savior of democracy — now his vanity and arrogance have led France into chaos

The Independent UK

Trump talks ending Ukraine war with Zelensky in ‘good and productive’ first in-person meeting since US election

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky says the pair talked for peace in a discussion at the reopening of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris that was ‘good and productive’

The Guardian - UK

Compromise is a dirty word in French politics – but it may be Emmanuel Macron’s only hope

The president needs to find a new PM to stabilise France’s standing on the world stage, even if that means turning to the Socialists, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre

Radio France Internationale

Macron seeks allies to rebuild government after historic collapse

French President Emmanuel Macron met with political leaders on Friday as he seeks to build what he called an "arc of government" to resolve a political crisis triggered by the historic censure of Prime Minister Michel Barnier.

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International Business Times

Political Storm Clouds Macron's Notre Dame Glory

"We can do it!" President Emmanuel Macron told France on the night of April 16, 2019, the day after the fire that ravaged Notre Dame, as he set a target of five years to rebuild the great mediaeval edifice in the heart of Paris to its former glory.

The Guardian - UK

Friday briefing: France’s government has collapsed – now the chaos begins

In today’s newsletter: Michel Barnier’s resignation makes him the shortest serving prime minister in modern French history, and threatens to derail the country. How did we get here, and what comes next?

Evening Standard

OPINION - Emmanuel Macron was once the darling of European politics. How far he has fallen

Macron will want to look strong when Donald Trump comes to call. It’ll be tough

International Business Times

Most Markets Down As Traders Assess Crises In S.Korea, France

Asian markets mostly fell Friday at the end of a volatile week, with South Korean stocks and the won still under pressure with the president's job hanging by a thread as he faces impeachment.

International Business Times

Defiant Macron Seeks New French PM, Exit From Crisis

President Emmanuel Macron on Friday was to hold talks with political factions as he seeks to name a new prime minister and find a way out of France's political crisis.

Evening Standard

Macron vows to stay until 2027 and says new PM will be appointed in coming days

Macron said his opponents ‘choose disorder’ following a historic no-confidence vote in France