Barely a week into the job, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu faces rising social unrest on top of political deadlock and ...

French economist’s proposal to adopt a hefty wealth tax has strong support in poll as public finances deteriorate.

Nicolas Sarkozy is the first former French president in history to be jailed. His five-year sentence for conspiring to ...

Some French mayors have defied government orders and flown Palestinian flags on town halls, with more expected to follow suit ...

Sébastien Lecornu, France’s fourth prime minister in a year, faces big challenges like a ballooning deficit and unrest ...

Bernard Arnault, the boss of luxury goods group LVMH and France's richest man, has attacked a proposed 2% tax on billionaires ...

When a Paris court handed Nicolas Sarkozy a five-year prison sentence on Thursday – for criminal conspiracy over a scheme to ...

Nicolas Sarkozy entered the Elysee Palace in 2007 boasting hyperactive energy and a vision to transform France, but lost ...

As Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu navigates a narrowing path to political survival, the 39-year-old is under pressure from ...

New French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu ruled out on Friday re-introducing a wealth tax or suspending an unpopular ...