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  • Sunday, 26 June, 2022
    French politics
    Macron backs PM Borne and vows to press ahead with reforms

    French president seeks to salvage second-term agenda after falling short of majority in parliament

  • Saturday, 25 June, 2022
    Europe Express
    A gust of instability unsettles European politics Premium content

    Domestic challenges as much as the war in Ukraine are turning up the pressure in France, Bulgaria and Italy

  • Friday, 24 June, 2022
    French politics
    New crop of lawmakers vow to shake up France’s political order

    This year’s intake will change the National Assembly’s make-up and complicate life for Macron

  • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
    Free LunchMartin Sandbu
    Reflections on France after the elections Premium content

    A splintered parliament is both a challenge and an opportunity

  • Wednesday, 22 June, 2022
    French politics
    Macron appeals for compromise to break political deadlock

    French president calls on opposition parties to work with minority government in passing laws

  • Tuesday, 21 June, 2022
    Janan Ganesh
    Anarchy is a likelier future for the west than tyranny

    The trend of events is not towards strongmen but towards ungovernability

  • Tuesday, 21 June, 2022
    French politics
    Electoral breakthrough puts far-right leader Marine Le Pen ‘back in the game’

    With 89 seats Rassemblement National will be a parliamentary force on issues such as immigration and crime

  • Monday, 20 June, 2022
    French politics
    ‘Ungovernable’ French parliament to stymie Macron’s reform drive

    Silver lining for country’s democratic system with greater representation for smaller parties

  • Monday, 20 June, 2022
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Emmanuel Macron pays the price for taking voters for granted

    President’s reformist agenda is in peril, but early elections are not the answer

  • Monday, 20 June, 2022
    French politics
    French left threatens vote of no confidence against Macron’s government

    Move comes after French leader lost parliamentary majority in National Assembly in Sunday’s election

  • Monday, 20 June, 2022
    French politics
    Macron loses majority in French assembly

    Left-green alliance and resurgent far right will challenge president’s reform agenda

  • Monday, 20 June, 2022
    Europe Express
    French voters deal blow to Macron agenda Premium content

    Deprived of his parliamentary majority, French president will have to seek compromises

  • Sunday, 19 June, 2022
    Instant InsightBen Hall
    Emmanuel Macron crashes to earth after losing his hold on parliament

    Next five years now look very different for French president who was positioned to be EU’s most powerful leader

  • Sunday, 19 June, 2022
    French politics
    Macron faces battle to retain control of French parliament

    Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s left-green alliance expected to form main opposition after National Assembly elections

  • Sunday, 19 June, 2022
    Martin Sandbu
    Admitting Ukraine would advance France’s dream of a more assertive EU

    Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Kyiv ought to mark a shift in French thinking on enlargement

  • Friday, 17 June, 2022
    EU economy
    Hungary withdraws support for minimum corporate tax in EU

    Poland gives green light to 15% levy as France continues to lead efforts to seal bloc-wide approval for deal

  • Friday, 17 June, 2022
    News in-depthFrench politics
    Macron ally’s election fight underscores threat to president’s majority

    Clément Beaune is one of a number of ministers under threat ahead of Sunday’s National Assembly vote

  • Thursday, 16 June, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    European leaders back Ukraine’s bid to apply for EU membership

    France, Germany, Italy and Romania support move but say ‘profound reforms’ needed to fight corruption

  • Thursday, 16 June, 2022
    HTSI
    Josephine Baker inspires a glimmering retrospective

    The exhibition traces the Missouri-born showgirl’s impact on art, dance, music, film and fashion

  • Thursday, 16 June, 2022
    McDonald's Corp
    McDonald’s agrees to pay €1.25bn to settle French tax dispute

    Settlement follows probe by prosecutors into claims US fast-food chain diverted income abroad

  • Thursday, 16 June, 2022
    The Big Read
    How French politics put personality ahead of party

    The legislative elections that end on Sunday have been dominated by three individuals. What does this mean for the country’s stability?

  • Wednesday, 15 June, 2022
    News in-depthFrench politics
    Marine Le Pen’s RN gains ground after seeing off French far-right rival

    Anti-immigration party set to makes progress as second round of legislative election voting looms

  • Tuesday, 14 June, 2022
    FT SeriesThe HTSI Escape issue 2022
    A view from the driving seat in the Rallye des Princesses

    The all-female 1,500km race will push you to your limits – and make you friends for life

  • Monday, 13 June, 2022
    French politics
    Leftwing alliance makes strong first-round showing in French election

    Macron’s MPs may fall short of majority in National Assembly after Mélenchon calls for ‘surge’ of voters in second round

  • Sunday, 12 June, 2022
    Global InsightAnne-Sylvaine Chassany
    Macron’s missteps obscure France’s support for Ukraine

    The president has faced significant criticism for his call not to ‘humiliate’ Russia

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