Macron names François Bayrou as French prime minister after government collapse The new prime minister, a Macron ally, must try to assemble a government, regain control of France’s deficit and ...

Macron appointed Bayrou—France’s fourth prime minister in a year—after his predecessor Michel Barnier failed to gather enough support in the badly fractured National Assembly to pass a ...

President Emmanuel Macron of France appointed Michel Barnier, a veteran right-wing politician and the European Union’s former top negotiator on Brexit, as the new prime minister on Thursday, in ...

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday named centrist ally François Bayrou as prime minister, after a historic parliamentary vote ousted the previous government last week.

After Prime Minister Michel Barnier lost a no-confidence vote in Parliament, President Emmanuel Macron castigated his political opposition for “choosing disorder” and said he would not resign.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday named centrist ally François Bayrou as prime minister after a historic parliamentary vote ousted the previous government last week. Bayrou, 73, a ...

French President Emmanuel Macron Friday chose Francois Bayrou to be the new Prime Minister. Bayrou is a centrist leader of the MoDem Party.

President Emmanuel Macron has named EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as France’s new prime minister after more than 50 days of caretaker government.

Macron himself is half-way through his second term. Bayrou takes up the job after Barnier served as France's prime minister for just three months, the briefest occupancy for the post since 1958.

Michel Euler New French prime minister Michel Barnier delivers a speech during the handover ceremony, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024 in Paris. President Emmanuel Macron has named EU's Brexit negotiator ...

After two months of political chaos following snap elections, French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday named as prime minister Michel Barnier, who pledged to cooperate across the political ...