French politics

French President Emmanuel Macron reshuffled his government on Thursday as he looks to move on from a series of crises since his re-election last year, government sources said.…

The shock appointment of a far-right editor to run one of France’s best-known mainstream newspapers has sparked calls for urgent steps to protect the pluralism and independence…

France's government must further rein in sometimes "inappropriate" hiring of consultancies, the country's Court of Auditors said Monday, responding to public outcry over an…

President Emmanuel Macron's government faced a backlash Wednesday after the centrist leader called for powers to "cut off" social media in case of widespread violence like riots…

Overnight violence in French cities has halved in 24 hours, the interior ministry said Tuesday, a week after riots erupted over the police killing of a teenager at a traffic…

When police are placed under investigation for firing their weapons in non-compliance cases, top government officials in France tend to defend the officers. But with the death…

French minister Marlène Schiappa gave testimony on Wednesday in a Senate inquiry over allegations that a fund to fight religious extremism she managed funnelled public money to…

Dogged by accusations of proximity to the Kremlin, Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally party had hoped to clear its name by setting up a parliamentary inquiry to…

The upper house Senate of France's parliament was Thursday due to pass a law that will better regulate social media influencers by limiting and regulating their ability to…

Issued on: 03/05/2023 - 10:15 France’s top constitutional body is to rule Wednesday on a last-ditch effort by opposition…