Prime Minister Michel Barnier lost a no-confidence vote in Parliament on Wednesday. President Emmanuel Macron will choose a replacement, though when that will happen is unclear.
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French Prime Minister Michel Barnier Offers Resignation After Government Collapse. What Happens Now?
Prime Minister Michel Barnier lost a no-confidence vote in the lower house of Parliament on Wednesday. He will stay on for now as a caretaker, the presidency announced.
France’s Prime Minister Could Be Forced to Resign This Week. Here’s What Could Happen Next.
A vote by Parliament could force the prime minister to resign, leaving his budget legislation in limbo.
Macron Appears Ready to Tough Out France’s Pension Crisis
Amid protests in the streets and in Parliament, the French leader shows no sign of scrapping a law that raises the retirement age.
Putin Wants Fealty, and He’s Found It in Africa
As Moscow wages war in Ukraine, its mercenaries have already established control in the Central African Republic — with scant Western reaction.
China’s Xi Jingping Secures Political Future By Rewriting Past
Senior party officials have gathered at a closed-door meeting in Beijing to cement Mr. Xi’s dominance as he moves to claim a likely third term next year as China’s leader.
Eyeing his future, Xi Jinping rewrites the past.
Senior party officials have gathered at a closed-door meeting in Beijing to cement Mr. Xi’s dominance as he moves to claim a likely third term next year as China’s leader.
‘Follow the Party Forever’: China Plans a Communist Birthday Bash
Patriotic films. History lessons. Mass weddings. The Chinese Communist Party is going into overdrive to celebrate its 100th birthday.
Vietnam Gives Nguyen Phu Trong a 3rd Term as Communist Chief
Nguyen Phu Trong, 76, was named to a third term in office as party leaders were unable to reach consensus on a successor. The reappointment may have put off a transition to more pragmatic leadership.
With Elections Ahead, Some African Presidents Try Engineering Results
Presidential elections are scheduled soon in at least 10 African countries. Many incumbents are changing constitutions and bending rules to ensure they stay in power.