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September 10th, 2025

What the failure of the French government means in terms of security policy

After losing the confidence vote on Monday, the partners' trust in the French government is in danger of dwindling.

By Gabriel Bub

News | France

September 10th, 2025

New prime minister: Macron appoints Lecornu as head of government

Just one day after the fall of the center-right government in France, President Emmanuel Macron appointed former Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu as prime minister.

By Claire Stam

French government faces a vote of confidence in the National Assembly PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 8: French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou leaves after he delivered his general policy statement during an extraordinary parliamentary session ahead of a confidence vote on the government s austerity budget, at the National Assembly in Paris, France on September 8, 2025. Mustafa Yalcin Anadolu Paris World.

News | France

September 9th, 2025

France gets new prime minister

As expected by the French head of government himself, François Bayrou lost the vote of confidence in parliament. President Emmanuel Macron intends to appoint a new prime minister this week.

By Marion Bergermann