Sébastien Lecornu as he gave his maiden speech as France’s Prime Minister at his handover ceremony in Paris on September 9.

New French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu told French daily La Provence on Saturday that he was dropping a proposal by his ...

Sébastien Lecornu, 39, was on Monday appointed by Emmanuel Macron as France’s new prime minister, tasked with pushing the ...

France's new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu held out an olive branch to the left on Saturday, ruling out his predecessor's plan to cut two public holidays to help slash the deficit.His gesture came ...

Credit rating agency Fitch has downgraded France’s sovereign credit score to A+. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Macron ally Sebastien Lecornu’s unusual form of greeting has the French media digging into his past before he entered ...

The strain is exposing core institutions of the Fifth Republic. Bayrou reopened the long-standing intermittent debate on electoral reform, proposing to replace the two‑round majoritarian system with ...

France faces a fresh test of economic credibility after Fitch cut its credit rating, deepening the pressure on a new ...

PARIS (Reuters) - Credit rating agency Fitch downgraded France's sovereign credit score on Friday to the country's lowest ...

Credit rating agency Fitch downgraded France’s sovereign credit score on Friday to the country’s lowest level on record, ...

A day of major strike action on September 18 is set to see workers in several sectors walking out. Severe disruption is ...

The Fitch agency downgraded France’s credit rating on Friday, as President Emmanuel Macron struggles with political instability and disagreements on how to put the country’s strained public finances ...