The Latest Breaking News from NFP

While Emmanuel Macron's departure is still a long way off, the municipal elections of 2026 will see French political parties kick-start their campaigning for the presidential election of 2027. But with some likely contenders already beginning to emerge, we take a look at who could be on the ballot in…

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious public health issue. Experienced mostly by girls and women, and with higher rates for single mothers, IPV often goes unrecognized, particularly during pregnancy.

It’s been a busy year for President Emmanuel Macron: the world watched him preside over the Paris Olympics, D-Day commemorations and the reopening of Notre-Dame cathedral. But on the domestic front it’s been a veritable "annus horribilis" – marked by political turmoil, loss of influence and all-time low popularity.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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