The Latest Breaking News from France

Belgian reflects on his state of form after the first week of the Tour

France may rediscover a taste for moderate social democracy – and find out that compromise is not a dirty word, says Paul Taylor, a senior visiting fellow at the European Policy Centre

President seeks to ensure stability during transition after green-left alliance’s surprise electoral win

France full-back Melvyn Jaminet was on Monday facing an end to his international career after a video surfaced of him making a racist remark.

With parliament roughly split into three blocs, it could take weeks for MPs in a typically conflictual system to build coalitions

"The nation rallied against the National Rally." That's the analysis from our political expert after France's legislative elections returned a hung parliament, with the far-right bloc finishing third. He says that France's left wing stood down its candidates where required, and that in the end the country as a whole…

With a radical manifesto and an uneasy alliance, the left and green alliance has a difficult task ahead

The Left-wing New Popular Front alliance secured the most seats but did not win a majority, leaving the country with an uncertain future

Our expert pundit looks back at the opening week and examines the state of play among the 'big four' GC favourites

‘I feel like I’m growing’ - says two-time defending Tour champion before rest day ride

The restive French Pacific territory of New Caledonia has elected a pro-independence indigenous Kanak candidate to France’s parliament – the first since 1986 – in a move that could change the dynamic of negotiations over independence after weeks of deadly unrest.