The optimal way to exploit ‘peak’ French political volatility around Monday’s big confidence vote

Investors in French risk assets have become accustomed to political instability and the reaction to the latest turmoil is measured thus far. Read More

French parliament votes to oust prime minister, deepening political crisis

France's parliament voted on Monday to bring down the government over its plans to tame the ballooning national debt, deepening a political crisis and handing President Emmanuel Macron the task of ... Read More

French government collapses in a confidence vote, forcing Macron to seek yet another prime minister

Legislators toppled France’s government in a confidence vote on Monday, a new crisis for Europe’s second-largest economy that obliges President Emmanuel Macron to search for a fourth prime minister in ... Read More

France fears new political crisis after PM’s confidence-vote gamble

France could find itself heading for another snap parliamentary election, a government minister suggested on Tuesday, after opposition parties said they would vote to oust Prime Minister Francois ... Read More

French government collapses after prime minister loses confidence vote

French lawmakers voted to oust Prime Minister François Bayrou Monday, plunging the country into a new political crisis and leaving it without a government at a time of increasing economic strain and ... Read More

Majority of French want new elections if government falls, polls show

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French government on brink of collapse ahead of confidence vote on budget

French President Emmanuel Macron may soon be on the hunt for a new prime minister, the country's fifth since he took office, after a confidence vote the current PM is expected to lose. Read More

The optimal way to exploit ‘peak’ French political volatility around Monday’s big confidence vote

Monday’s confidence vote on the government led by French Prime Minister François Bayrou is expected to result in defeat, leading to his resignation. In response, President Emmanuel Macron will be ... Read More

The optimal way to exploit 'peak' French political volatility around Monday's vote

If Bayrou's government falls Monday, Macron may call for fresh elections for the French National Assembly. Monday's confidence vote on the government led by French Prime Minister François Bayrou is ... Read More