France Marine Le Pen regrets 'aggressive' debate performance against Macron Marine Le Pen has acknowledged that her controversial debate performance against French presidental rival Emmanuel Macron earlier this month was peppered with “too much… 19/05/2017
France New French cabinet holds first meeting France’s new cabinet held it’s first meeting on Thursday, at the Elysee Palace in Paris. 18/05/2017
France Delay in announcement of Macron's new French government The new French president's seduction of politicians on left and right has caused turmoil in traditional parties. 16/05/2017
France Who is Edouard Philippe, France's next Prime Minister? His appointment is seen as an attempt to appeal to France's centre-right political base, gather parliamentary support and consolidate Macron. 15/05/2017
France In conciliatory move Macron appoints opposition member Édouard Philippe PM Emmanuel Macron has chosen Édouard Philippe, a relatively unknown figure from outside his political party, to be his prime minister. 15/05/2017
France Macron - the hard work starts now France's 39-year-old president was unknown to the wider public three years ago and remains outside any of the traditional political groupings. 14/05/2017
France Hollande: "I leave France in a better state than I found it" Having handed the keys of the Elysee to his successor Emmanuel Macron, former president Francois Hollande headed straight for the headquarters of the French Socialist Party. 14/05/2017
France Emmanuel Macron is sworn in as French president Central Paris came to a standstill on Sunday for the inauguration of Emmanuel Macron as president of France. 14/05/2017
France Paris slips on Sunday best for Macron inauguration The French Republic's youngest-ever president, Emmanuel Macron, takes office today in a handover ceremony in Paris. 13/05/2017
brussels bureau Interview: EU's Moscovici hails Macron win Efi koutsokosta, euronews: On Sunday (May 14), President Hollande is officially handing power to Emmanuel Macron, so what Brussels does expect from this new President, as we have seen that his victory 12/05/2017
France Legend or luxury - which car will France's new president choose for his investiture? It is a strategic choice and not a question of personal preference for Emmanuel Macron. 12/05/2017
France Macron's election team announced; parity and probity France's President-elect Emmanuel Macron has presented 428 candidates to fight the June parliamentary elections, a list that's strictly 50-50 men-women, with a majority having never held elected offic 11/05/2017
View Will Macron introduce France to the Sixth Republic? By Giles Merritt, editor of Europe’s World and secretary-general of the think tank Friends of Europe The writing is on the wall: After six decades 11/05/2017
France Hollande warns Macron as France heads for political shake-up "Lots remains to be done," the outgoing president told his successor ahead of Sunday's formal handover of power. 10/05/2017
View Macron's France aims to challenge Germany by Zaki Laïdi, professor of international relations at L’Institut d’études politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) and a former adviser to French Prime 10/05/2017
View What Macron’s victory means for Europe and the world? In many ways, France was primed for a right-wing populist to win power: beyond having been hit hard by the eurozone crises of the past decade, voters have lately faced a wave of terrorist attacks. But the French displayed a level of political maturity and intelligence that others might rightly envy. 10/05/2017
France 'Party divisions' as far-right Marechal-Le Pen says she's quitting politics Marion Marechal-Le Pen – niece of Marine, who lost out in the race to become France’s next president – is to quit politics. 10/05/2017
France Macron's battle for the National Assembly France's president-elect faces an uphill task to win a majority in next month's parliamentary elections 09/05/2017
brussels bureau The Brief from Brussels: European Commission warns Macron about France's spending A round up of the latest European developments from our team in Brussels 09/05/2017
economy EU warns Macron over French budget deficit EU Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici says incoming president Emmanuel Macron must work on permanently reducing France's budget deficit. 09/05/2017
France Liberty, equality, subversion: French ballot box humour The second round of the French presidential election was a convincing victory for Emmanuel Macron who won 66 percent of the vote compared to Marine Le Pen’s 34… 09/05/2017
no comment Post-election protests in Paris Sporadic clashes have erupted between protesters and police in Paris in the wake of the second round of the country’s presidential election. 09/05/2017
France Macron and Le Pen seek to widen support ahead of legislative polls The wind of change has blown through French politics with the election of outsider Emmanuel Macron as president. 09/05/2017
France Hollande gets a warm welcome from Merkel The outgoing French President has paid a farewell visit to Germany and Chancellor Angela Merkel. 08/05/2017
world news US experts: Macron’s victory good news for the EU – disappointment for Trump In Washington foreign policy circles, Emmanuel Macron’s large victory is seen as a big win for the European Union – and consequently as a rebuff of Donald Trump. 08/05/2017
France Post-election protests grip Paris There have been sporadic clashes between protesters and police in Paris in the wake of the second round of the country's presidential election. 08/05/2017
