Paris: Thousands of people demonstrated across France on Saturday against Emmanuel Macron's decision to pick centre-right politician Michel Barnier as prime minister, with leftist parties accusing ...

Attal was also France’s first openly gay prime minister. French media and some of Macron’s opponents, who immediately criticized Barnier’s appointment, quickly dug up that, when serving in ...

Calling on people to mobilize against Macron’s decision, La France Insoumise (France Unbowed), a far-left party that makes up part of the New Popular Front, says on their website that the ...

More than 100,000 people protested across France on Saturday against the appointment of the ... who are furious that their own candidate for prime minister was rejected by President Emmanuel Macron.

Like many charming, clever people, Emmanuel Macron is used to getting his own way. Still only 46 years old, France’s suave leader can already point back to a glittering career path strewn with ...

Rallies took place in cities across France including Nantes in the west, Nice and Marseille in the south and Strasbourg in the east. Macron on Thursday appointed Barnier, a 73-year-old former ...

Quote: "Had a long and substantive phone call with Emmanuel Macron. I congratulated him on the appointment of the new Prime Minister, Michel Barnier. The President of France expressed his condolences ...

President Emmanuel Macron has named Michel Barnier, the European Union's chief Brexit negotiator, as France's new prime minister The appointment, announced Thursday, comes after more than 50 days ...

PARIS (AP) — President Emmanuel Macron named Michel Barnier as France’s new prime minister on Thursday, hoping the Brexit negotiator and veteran conservative can work with the country’s ...