EU’s former Brexit negotiator will aim to forge a working majority in parliament after nomination by Macron
Mutually hostile political parties appear in no mood for a compromise to dig the president out of his hole
Starmer stops short of ruling out some form of movement scheme with bloc as he travels to Paris
Macron’s attempt to micromanage government formation is misguided
French president to redouble efforts to assemble a coalition of moderate politicians
French president says that fate of Pavel Durov will be ‘up to the judges to decide’
Leftwing bloc insists on Lucie Castets but president is concerned she does not command parliamentary majority
Gabriel Attal admits budgetary proposals will probably be changed by new government
Artistic director Thomas Jolly files police complaint over alleged cyber harassment
Also in this newsletter: some advice from Norway’s prime minister to the UK
President says political stability is needed to avoid ‘disorder’ during Games
Long eclipsed by the Élysée, the assembly that spawned the terms ‘left’ and ‘right’ now holds the key to policymaking
Re-election of Yaël Braun-Pivet as assembly president increases chances of a centrist government
Also in this newsletter: Milan’s airport officially renamed in honour of controversial ex-premier Berlusconi
Emmanuel Macron has yet to appoint a new premier as parties jostle for power
François Villeroy de Galhau says investments are drying up amid fears of increased taxes
French Europhile president will be distracted by domestic problems and less inclined to shake things up
President Emmanuel Macron breaks days of silence to say ‘no one won’ after snap election
While French leftists demand the premiership, the president faces fissures in his own camp
Also in this newsletter: is Brussels improperly spending billions in cohesion funding?
Many are relieved to see extremes neutralised, but political gridlock and rise of the left sparks concern
With a divided legislature and a weakened president, the nation is in uncharted territory
Explore France’s snap election for the National Assembly in maps and charts
Nouveau Front Populaire bloc won the most parliamentary seats in snap election but fell short of majority
A hastily assembled leftist bloc beat back the challenge from Marine Le Pen’s RN — for now
