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 ...

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 ...

Michel Barnier will not last a year as France’s prime minister, Marine Le Pen said just days before the former Brexit negotiator names his government. The National Rally (RN) leader, a kingmaker ...

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier has a higher approval rating than President Emmanuel Macron as he works to form a new government, according to a poll by Ipsos. The survey published in La ...

These disagreements are only just starting to be aired, and it will take all of Michel Barnier’s negotiating skills to smooth things over so a government can see light of day. [Mohammed Badra ...

Michel Barnier was selected to be France’s prime minister on Sept 5 Credit: JEFF PACHOULD/AFP via GETTY IMAGES Michel Barnier will not last a year as France’s prime minister, Marine Le Pen ...

(Bloomberg) -- French Prime Minister Michel Barnier has a higher approval rating than President Emmanuel Macron as he works to form a new government, according to a poll by Ipsos. Most Read from ...

New French Prime Minister Michel Barnier has yet to appoint a government, still less lay out its agenda. However, three-quarters of voters already believe that he would soon be on his way out, despite ...

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 ...

Michel Barnier must quickly build up his own legitimacy and avoid becoming dependent on a vengeful right-wing, writes Le Monde's political columnist Françoise Fressoz. Aside from his ...