The Latest Breaking News from Élisabeth Borne

Workers at France’s refineries and fuel depots vote to continue strikes

Striking French oil refinery employees voted Wednesday to maintain blockades now in their third week, despite a government order for some of them to return to work in a bid to get fuel supplies flowing.

France 24 · Oct 12, 2022

Backlash as French ministers wrap up warm to set energy example

Ministers accused of paternalistic approach after keeping coats on indoors to promote saving energy

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2022

Mixed reactions abroad to Meloni winning Italian elections

Far-right Brothers of Italy leader Giorgia Meloni looks set to become Italy’s first woman prime minister at the head of the country’s most right-wing government since World War II. Reactions from elsewhere in Europe included French President Emmanuel Macron voicing “respect” for the choice of Italy’s voters, the EU Commission…

France 24 · Sep 26, 2022

Rising generation of young lawmakers stake their claim in French parliament

The June 2022 French legislative elections have seen a new generation of young, mostly angry lawmakers angling for influence in the National Assembly. Does this spell a real break from the past or merely the rise of hung parliament theatrics for France?

France 24 · Jul 8, 2022

Macron urges minority government to ‘hang in there’ after cabinet reshuffle

French President Emmanuel Macron reshuffled his government on Monday after losing his majority in the National Assembly, notably dropping Damien Abad, the solidarity minister accused of attempted rape. Follow the cabinet reshuffle as it happened on our liveblog. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).

France 24 · Jul 4, 2022

Macron tasks French PM with opening dialogue to form 'government of action'

French President Emmanuel Macron has "confirmed" his confidence in Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, after the head of government came under fire for a wooden performance in an election that saw her boss fail to retain an overall majority in parliament.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 26, 2022

What next?: Legislative election upset complicates France's political timetable

France is wading into uncharted waters after President Emmanuel Macron lost his absolute majority, with a large but shaky opposition bloc on the left and scores more far-right lawmakers surging into the National Assembly. Uncertainties abound, with each next step on the political agenda a potential flashpoint. FRANCE 24 takes…

France 24 · Jun 21, 2022

Macron has been sent tumbling to Earth – now he’ll have to learn to compromise

France’s ‘Jupiterian’ president has no majority in the assembly, and no clear way forward, says political analyst Mujtaba Rahman

The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2022

First Thing: Gustavo Petro becomes Colombia’s first leftist president

Former guerrilla fighter beat populist business tycoon Rodolfo Hernández in runoff yesterday. Plus, Kyiv residents take steps towards normality

The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2022

Outrage as report on Paris final policing links Hillsborough with hooliganism

The French authorities deployed riot police at the Champions League final in Paris apparently due to a misconceived association of the 1989 Hillsborough disaster with hooliganism, according to a report produced for France’s prime minister

The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2022