Fall of yet another premier will make it hard for France to fix its finances. What’s behind its debt problem?

While France has a long history of hefty overspending, economists say political turmoil – which has stalled policymaking – is ...
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The fall of France’s 14-hour government

Lecornu submitted his government’s resignation to President Emmanuel Macron on Monday morning, just 14 hours after key ...

After Lecornu’s fall, all eyes on Macron’s next move with France in political turmoil

After accepting Lecornu’s resignation, President Emmanuel Macron gave him 48 hours to hold further talks with political ...

Government collapse triggers French equities' steepest fall in over a month

By Shashwat Chauhan, Amir Orusov and Pranav Kashyap (Reuters) -European stocks recouped their losses on Monday after the fall ...

Fall of the French government: The ruling class seeks dictatorship

While Prime Minister Sébastier Lecornu was unpopular, falling to 15 percent in the polls in just a few weeks, his resignation reflects not a revitalization but a mortal crisis of French democracy.

French markets fall, investors see no 'silver bullet' for political crisis

French stocks and the euro fell while France's borrowing costs jumped on Monday, as the government collapsed within hours of ...

France's budget built on shaky ground, fiscal watchdog warns

The French government's 2026 budget plans are based on rosy economic assumptions and its belt-tightening measures may fall ...