France, Macron and No-Confidence Votes
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The changes, which raised the retirement age from 62 to 64, were seen as signature reforms in Emmanuel Macron's presidency.
Emmanuel Macron called on France’s fractured parliament to deliver stability for the country rather than precipitate another government collapse.
President Emmanuel Macron of France is facing some of the country’s worst political turmoil in decades. A new government has been appointed, but how long it will last is anyone’s guess.
PARIS -- 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 12 months. Prime Minister Franois Bayrou was ...