The 39-year-old is the only minister to have remained in Macron’s government since the President was elected in 2017.

President Emmanuel Macron is expected to appoint a new prime minister, rejecting calls for elections or his resignation.

The country is at the conjuncture of several crises at once - but is it fair to blame Macron for 'this shipwreck'?

Hundreds of thousands protested across France on Thursday in a show of anger over President Emmanuel Macron's austerity policies, disrupting much of the country's public life.

President Bola Tinubu has stated that his lunch meeting with his French counterpart, President Emmanuel Macron, at the Elysee Palace was productive. Naija News reports that Tinubu visited Macron as part of activities during his working vacation.

France is also faced with a massive debt crisis. At the end of the first quarter of 2025, France’s public debt stood at 3.346 trillion euros, or 114% of GDP. Debt servicing remains a major budget item, accounting for around 7% of state spending.

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte plan to present "photographic and scientific evidence" to prove that France's first lady is not a transgender woman after suing the United States