The new appointments by President Emmanuel Macron of France are unlikely to help him push his agenda through a fragmented lower house of Parliament.
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French Elections: Pro-Macron Forces Expected to Prevail After First Round
The French president’s party and its centrist allies were neck and neck with a left-wing alliance in France’s first round of parliamentary elections.
French Minister Damien Abad Is Accused of Rape by 2 Women
The women’s allegations against France’s new minister for solidarity and disabled people come amid a growing reckoning over sexist and sexually violent behavior by political figures.
France’s New Prime Minister Overcame Tragedy in Her Youth
Élisabeth Borne’s father, a World War II resistance member and a Holocaust survivor, killed himself when she was 11, an experience she has rarely discussed in detail.
France’s New Cabinet Mixes Fresh and Familiar, Hinting at Macron’s Priorities
President Emmanuel Macron’s newly announced government combines continuity with change, as first-term veterans were joined by newcomers in top positions at the foreign and education ministries.