France’s outgoing prime minister Michel Barnier learned a hard lesson his successor should also know. There is no placating Marine Le Pen.

France’s lower house of parliament toppled the government for the first time in more than 60 years in early December, forcing President Emmanuel Macron to cast around for a prime minister who could navigate the country’s bitterly divided political landscape.

François Bayrou has been appointed on Friday as the new Prime Minister of France following the resignation of Michel Barnier. The centrist leader met with President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace early this morning to formalize his appointment.

The 73-year-old has been a well-known figure in French politics for decades - but faces a difficult battle leading France's fractured parliament.

The newly appointed prime minister, François Bayrou, begins talks with political leaders to bring together France's divided political forces and form a new government. View on euronews

The critical task of delivering a budget plan for next year falls to Eric Lombard, the new economy minister. Former Prime Minister Michel Barnier's move to push through a cost-cutting budget led to his ouster.

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron announced a new government on Monday, appointing his fourth prime minister this year, Francois Bayrou, to lead a team, aiming to steer the country, the

EDITORIAL. In forming his government, France's new prime minister has not succeeded in shifting the lines of the political division resulting from the June parliamentary elections, and finds himself in as uncomfortable a situation as his predecessor,

Manuel Valls was appointed as France's new Minister for Overseas on Monday, as part of the new French Prime Minister François Bayrou's cabinet announcement, ten days after his appointment by embattled French President Macron.

France’s culture budgets have long been sacrosanct but concerns are raised about generous public arts funding in the wake of political turmoil

A centrist ally of President Emmanuel Macron, François Bayrou is tasked with succeeding where short-lived prime minister Michel Barnier failed. Any budget will have to shore up France's shaky finances without triggering further censure from the far right or the leftover spending cuts and tax rises to reduce the deficit.