France held the first round of an early parliamentary election on Sunday that could bring the country's first far-right government since Nazi occupation during World War II. The second round will come ...

French voters have given a broad leftist coalition the most parliamentary seats in a pivotal legislative election that has kept the far right from power but has put France in the unprecedented ...

France’s politicians must shift their focus from raising taxes to spending cuts to tackle the country’s deficit, the head of the state auditor has warned, as politicians struggle to agree on a 2026 ...

In light of favorable polling results from last week, the National Rally was confident of standing a chance — and perhaps even defeating — French President Emmanuel Macron’s Renaissance party in ...

PARIS (AP) — France’s upcoming parliamentary elections will determine whether new President Francois Hollande can push his tax-the-rich, down-with-austerity agenda, and how much of a voice the far ...

PARIS (AP) — Lawmakers gave new French Prime Minister Michel Barnier a rough ride, heckling him constantly, as he laid out his proposed policies in an inaugural speech to parliament on Tuesday, a ...

France has seen the highest turnout in decades as voting in the first round of snap parliamentary elections neared the end. The election could oust President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance and ...

France’s parliament voted Monday to include the right to abortion in the Constitution of France. The draft law was registered in December 2023 and has been adopted by lawmakers with some amendments.

Troubles are mounting for Chinese-owned retail platform Shein as it faces a ban in France, censure by the European parliament ...

The Algeria problem was out of the way. The threat of S.A.O. terror had been subdued. Finally France’s politicians found their courage. For years the lot of them ...