In France, the deadlock around the formation of a government has been broken with the appointment of veteran politician Michel Barnier as prime minister. His next two tasks are to assemble a ...

Critics have found a skeleton in the closet almost as soon as Michel Barnier was named France’s new prime minister PARIS -- As soon as Michel Barnier was named France's new prime minister ...

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier said on Wednesday that he will form his new government next week, potentially capping one period of political uncertainty ahead of a likely fight over the 2025 ...

Giving his first interview as government chief following his nomination on Thursday, Barnier said his government, which lacks a clear majority in a hung lower house of parliament, will also be ...

Authorities did not record a huge turnout nationwide. The left, particularly the France Unbowed party, views Barnier’s conservative background as rejecting the electorate’s will, further ...

Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in France on Saturday to protest the appointment of Michel Barnier as prime minister. Authorities expected around 15,000 people to take part in ...

Paris, France – French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday appointed Michel Barnier, a right-wing politician who has been part of administrations since 1978, as the country’s new prime ...

President Emmanuel Macron picked Michel Barnier to be the new French prime minister in a bid to end two months of political chaos after his centrist alliance lost its relative parliamentary ...