France French Socialist and former PM Valls defects to Macron's centrist camp Former Socialist prime minister Manuel Valls is the latest to turn his back on his own party and lend his support to centrist Emmanuel Macron, the favourite presidential candidate. 29/03/2017
France France election: Valls back Macron France’s former Prime Minister Manuel Valls will vote for Emmanuel Macron in the presidential election 29/03/2017
France France: socialists choose presidential candidate in run-off French voters are choosing the socialist candidate for this year’s presidential election in a run-off vote which pits former prime minister Manuel Valls against hard-left hopeful Benoit… 29/01/2017
France Hamon and Valls clash over the economy in TV debate France’s remaining two candidates for the Socialist party’s presidential nomination have clashed over the credibility of their manifestos on prime time… 26/01/2017
France Crowded field jostles for position as mud flies in French presidential race With the Socialist candidate finally chosen this weekend, can either Manuel Valls or Benoit Hamon make a difference in the packed French presidential election race? 25/01/2017
world news Primaries begin in France to choose Socialist presidential Seven candidates are in the running, including former prime minister Manuel Valls 22/01/2017
France Primaries begin in France to choose Socialist presidential candidate Seven candidates are in the running, including former prime minister Manuel Valls 22/01/2017
France New Year, new election in France With the dawn of the New Year, the presidential hopefuls from France's mainstream political parties have begun to set out their plans ahead of the vote in the spring. 04/01/2017
France France's Cazeneuve officially takes over as PM France’s new prime minister Bernard Cazeneuve has officially taken office during a handover ceremony in Paris. 06/12/2016
France Manuel Valls presidential bid underwhelms France Manuel Valls's bid for the French presidency is fraught with challenges from both the Left and Right 05/12/2016
economy The next French president's tough task: fixing the economy Francois Hollande leaves plenty of work to whoever will succeed him next spring. 05/12/2016
France French PM Manuel Valls declares bid for presidency The socialist prime minister has announced he will seek the party's nomination for next year's election, after President Hollande said he would not run. 05/12/2016
France Hollande: strong words on democracy in the face of terrorism French president François Hollande has spoken in Paris on the theme of democracy in the face of terrorism. 08/09/2016
France French PM backs controversial burkini beach bans French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has thrown his support behind controversial burkini beach bans. 17/08/2016
world news "France is still France, Mr Trump" French Prime Minister Manuel Valls reacted with anger at US Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s assertion that “France is no longer France”. 28/07/2016
France Notre Dame Mass commemorates slain priest Jacques Hamel The French president and prime minister attended a service in Notre Dame cathedral on Wednesday (July 27) the day after two militants murdered 85-year-old priest Jacques Hamel in a Normandy… 27/07/2016
France French parliament votes to extend state of emergency France's lower house of parliament has voted early to extend a state of emergency nationwide for another six months. Critics say that it is too little too late. 20/07/2016
France French leaders jeered during tribute to Nice victims Shouts of “where were the police” rang out as crowds jeered France’s Prime Minister during a tribute to victims of last week’s truck attack in Nice. 18/07/2016
France France: Anti-government anger as Nice honours truck victims Jeers and calls for France’s political leaders to resign overshadowed a minute’s silence in the southern coastal city of Nice on Monday as Prime Minister Manuel Valls and others paid tribute to the vi 18/07/2016
France France will not be destabilised says PM After a meeting of the Defence Council, Prime Minister Manuel Valls said France would not allow itself to be destabilised by the truck attack in Nice. 15/07/2016
France French strikes threaten Euro 2016 France continues to be hit by a wave of industrial action just days before Euro 2016 kicks off. 08/06/2016
France France: CGT union calls for further strikes France’s CGT trade union is determined to make ongoing nationwide strikes felt, its representatives have said. 25/05/2016
France French government survives confidence vote paving way for contested labour reforms France’s Socialist government has survived a confidence vote, paving the way for controversial labour reforms. The centre-right Republican party 12/05/2016
France French cabinet votes to force through controversial labour reforms The French cabinet has agreed to allow controversial labour reforms to be forced through. They invoked a little-used Article (49.3) in the 10/05/2016
France France to extend state of emergency ahead of Euro football tournament Hours before the announcement, security forces simulated an attack in a major Paris train station. 20/04/2016
world news France pledges half a billion euros aid to students Prime Minister Manuel Valls proposed measures to boost youth employment including subsidies for young job seekers and aid for apprentices and students, as protesters threaten to continue their Nuit De 11/04/2016
