The Latest Breaking News from French National Assembly

French Government Collapses: What Happens Next — and Who Will Be the Next PM?

Bayrou ousted in 364-194 vote on 8 September 2025; Macron seeks new PM as France faces €44bn cuts backlash, protests & far-right surge. What's next for political crisis

International Business Times UK · Sep 9, 2025

PMModi attends Bastille Day Parade

PM Modi attends Bastille Day Parade as guest of honour

The Times of India · Jul 14, 2023

French MPs withdraw 1,000 amendments to speed up parliament's pension reform debate

Opposition lawmakers in the French National Assembly withdrew 1,000 of the 20,000 amendments they had introduced to the government’s proposed pension reform, in order to speed up the process and get to the heart of the debate by Friday’s deadline.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 14, 2023

French MPs want inquiry into alleged Russian party financing

Members of the French National Assembly said on Saturday they had asked the president of the lower house of the country's parliament to set up an investigation committee to look into alleged Russian financing of political parties.

Reuters · Sep 24, 2022

After angry debate, French parliament agrees spending power budget changes

After four days of frequently violent verbal clashes, the French National Assembly on Wednesday morning finally passed the budgetary adjustments needed to finance measures aimed at boosting spending power.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 27, 2022

Macron's Marchers present their spending power plans to hostile parliament

From Monday, the French parliament will debate two bills presented by the government, aimed at shielding the least well-off from the impact of inflation. In the light of last week's setback for the presidential party on the question of health regulations, discussions are likely to be troubled.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 18, 2022

Cannabis prohibition in France over the past 50 years has disproportionately punished its Muslim minority

In recent years, France has come closer to ending its national prohibition of cannabis, which has been in place since 1970.

The Conversation · Jul 13, 2022

African youth activists in French National Assembly over Total's oil pipeline in East Africa

Ugandan environmental activists hit out at a mega oil project by TotalEnergies in East Africa. Four leading youth activists were received by the French National Assembly yesterday (Wednesday) to pressure the government to take a stance on the project. Vanessa Nakate, nicknamed the “African Greta Thunberg”, was among them.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 17, 2022