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French politics

Police search French culture minister's home and offices in corruption probe

France

French lawmakers adopt social security budget, suspend pension reform

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French lawmakers adopt 2026 social security budget, suspend Macron's flagship pension reform

France

French Parliament to vote on key bill for 2026 budget

France

French farmers protest tough government measures to contain cattle disease outbreak

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France reinforces security for Hannukah after Bondi Beach antisemitic shooting

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France faces pivotal budget vote amid deep political divisions

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France: Crucial vote for social security budget

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French lawmakers narrowly back social security budget in victory for PM Lecornu

France

Weaponising secularism: French politicians accused of using ‘laïcité’ to target Muslims

Analysis
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French lawmakers approve taxation part of contested social security budget

France

Macron takes on ‘French Murdoch’ in battle against disinformation

Analysis
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French connections

Understanding France's special brand of state secularism, 'laïcité'

France
Entre Nous

Bam! Pow! Bubbles burst as Angoulême comics festival is cancelled

France

French mayor sentenced to prison for blackmailing political rival with sex tape

Europe

France wary of MAGA influence as far right sets sights on 2027 elections

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Top French court upholds former president Sarkozy's conviction for illegal campaign financing

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French PM pressures divided parliament to pass contested 2026 budget

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French lower house rejects contentious budget bill over tax proposals

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'Choose France' business summit nets €9 billion in corporate investments

France

Targeting the family?: Brother of French anti-drugs activist shot dead in Marseille

Analysis
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Far left dismisses pension reform suspension, Socialists claim victory, far right embraces stability

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Key pension reform vote in France

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Release of Sarkozy, pending appeal, 'isn't end of sentence: It's morphing into something else'

France

How the 2015 Paris attacks increased police powers and eroded civil liberties

Analysis
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Five people hit in car ramming on touristic French island

France

French nationals's release in Iran comes as way to "improve relations" with Europe

Europe

France's National Assembly rejects proposals for taxing the ultra-wealthy

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French MPs adopt tax on holding companies as part of austerity budget

France

French MPs explore options for new wealth tax as talks for 2026 budget continues

France

What is the "Zucman tax", the wealth tax that is dividing French MPs?

France

Wealth tax debate is a key day for French government as bill divides MPs

France

French government walks on tightrope as MPs set to debate Zucman tax

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French government's fate in the balance as lawmakers set to vote on wealth tax

France

French PM urges lawmakers to reach compromise over 'imperfect' austerity budget

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French President trying to show he also 'exists in France' amidst confusion over pension reform

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French President Emmanuel Macron seems to backtrack on suspension of pension reform

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The Debate

Nicolas Sarkozy behind bars: Is jail time justified for former French president?

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Entre Nous

Sarkozy in jail: What are French prisons really like?

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Will Darmanin's Sarkozy visit shed light on poor prison conditions: overcrowding, healthcare access?

'Unprecedented': Sarkozy imprisonment sets powerful 'precedent on need for probity in public office'

France's ex-president Sarkozy says an 'innocent man is being locked up' as he enters prison

As it happened
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The week in pictures: US ‘No Kings’ protests, Kenya mourns Odinga and the Madagascar coup

Americas

Macron wagers there's little to 'no appetite for an election', outside the political fringes

France

With the next election just 18 months away, many feel they're better served stepping back from power

France

France’s Fiscal Reckoning: Can Lecornu defy gravity, as he seeks compromise and coalition-building ?

France

French government survives two no-confidence votes but remains fragile

France

The French Exception: Why both reform and compromise are political minefields in the Fifth Republic

France

French government will have to find compromise with MPs to get budget through

France

French PM Sébastien Lecornu survives no-confidence vote in Parliament

France

Embattled French PM survives no-confidence votes days after reappointment

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Will France's new government survive the no-confidence vote?

France

Top French court upholds ban threatening Marine Le Pen’s 2027 candidacy

France

Now that the pension reform is suspended, what is ahead for the French government?

France

French Prime Minister asks MPs find measures to fund pension reform suspension

France
Perspective

French PM’s ‘dramatic’ move to freeze pension reform sets agenda for 2027 presidential race

Truth or Fake

Did youths wreak havoc in the French National Assembly?

France
The Debate

Second time’s the charm? French PM Lecornu offers concessions to hostile parliament

France

France's inability to form coalitions: All parties in parliament behave as if they've got a mandate

France

Key takeaways from French PM Sébastien Lecornu's policy speech

Explainer
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Biggest challenge for Lecornu govt: 'Show that democracy is still a winning formula'

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French PM announces the pension reform will be suspended until the presidential election

France

French Prime Minister addresses Parliament, outlines new government priorities

France

Sébastien Lecornu bets on a government of technical ministers

France

French Prime Minister to announce cuts in new austerity budget

France

France's Lecornu government: the moment of truth

France

French parliament holds its breath to see what Lecornu decides on pension reform

France

Socialists will not support no-confidence vote after French PM Lecornu suspends pension reform

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France: PM Lecornu announces new government of 35 ministers amidst political turmoil

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France's president unveils new cabinet lineup

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French PM prepares for a decisive day, Socialist Party maintains its demands

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French PM Lecornu races against the clock to form govt cabinet

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