The Latest Breaking News from Francois Bayrou

The Senate has adopted the 2025 health budget, the final chapter in France’s tumultuous months-long budget process that felled the previous government. Francois Bayrou's government can heave a sigh of relief, but the final budget falls short of the belt-tightening initially envisaged.

French Prime Minister François Bayrou has vowed to support an investigation into decades of alleged abuse at a Catholic school, following accusations from the left that he misled parliament by claiming he was unaware of the case while he was a local official and education minister. Pressure on Bayrou increased…

France's PM Bayrou triggers no-confidence motion using special powers to pass budget without vote, facing political uncertainty.

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said he is ready to force his government’s budget through without a vote in parliament using a controversial constitutional mechanism, which would trigger a motion of no-confidence from the left. The Socialists and the far-right National Rally have not yet indicated whether or not they…

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou will Monday force through France's budget without a vote, a move set to prompt a no-confidence motion from the left that could topple his government after less than two months in office.

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou will on Monday try to force through his government's budget without a vote using a controversial parliamentary mechanism, which might lead to a no-confidence motion from the left.

Bernard Arnault, the billionaire boss of the world's biggest luxury conglomerate LVMH, has picked a fight with the French government by suggesting that companies could flee France for the United States to escape a planned tax hike.

The French economy grew 1.1 percent in 2024 but shrank in the fourth quarter as a political crisis gripped the country after a boost from the Paris Olympic Games, official data showed Thursday.

Prime Minister François Bayrou has come under fire over his remarks on immigration that have sparked controversy, threatening the fragile political alliances that are keeping his government afloat.