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French government survives no-confidence vote amid budget wrangling
France's minority government led by Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has once again survived two votes of no confidence brought by the…
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French PM backs freezing Macron's pension reform to save government
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has told parliament he backs suspending controversial 2023 pension reforms, in the face of crucial…
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New French Cabinet named as Lecornu seeks to ease political turmoil
France's recently reappointed Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu unveiled a new Cabinet on Sunday evening, the Élysée Palace announced, as…
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France's Lecornu explains surprise reappointment as prime minister
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu on Saturday explained his surprise reappointment by French President Emmanuel Macron, just days…
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France's re-appointed prime minister Lecornu calls for calm amid political chaos
L'HAY-LES-ROSES, France (AP) — France’s newly re-appointed prime minister acknowledged Saturday that there weren’t ″a lot of candidates″…
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French President Macron reappoints Lecornu as prime minister
French President Emmanuel Macron has surprisingly reappointed Sébastien Lecornu as the country's prime minister, days after he resigned,…
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New French prime minister expected in 48 hours
France's outgoing Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu sees a way out of the government crisis following consultations with political parties.…
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Outgoing French Premier Lecornu accuses parties of causing deadlock
Outgoing Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu accused parties in France's divided parliament of causing political deadlock as he unexpectedly…
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France's new prime minister resigns
PARIS (Reuters) -France's new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu resigned on Monday, just hours after appointing his new cabinet, after…
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Day of strikes in France challenges new prime minister's budget plans
PARIS (AP) — Strikes and street demonstrations called by all major trade unions to denounce budget cuts were expected Thursday across…
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Some 540 held at French anti-austerity protests as new PM sworn in
Anti-austerity protests in France drew some 200,000 participants and resulted in around 540 arrests on Wednesday, the French Interior…
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New French PM Lecornu faces censure threat on first day amid nationwide protests
PARIS (AP) — Newly-appointed French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu faced the threat of a no-confidence vote on the first day he took…
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France set for disruption as new PM takes office
France's new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu takes office on Wednesday facing a day of protests that are expected to see transport,…
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France's Macron names defence minister Lecornu as new prime minister
French President Emmanuel Macron named defence minister Sébastien Lecornu as the country's new prime minister, the Élysée Palace said in a…
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First French Mirage fighter jets arrive in Ukraine
Ukraine has received the first Mirage fighter jets from France, French Defence Minister Sébastien Lecornu said on Thursday. The Mirages…