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Emmanuel Macron broke with his culture minister, who had called comments made by Depardieu in a documentary a “disgrace.” The actor is facing renewed scrutiny over sexual assault accusations.

A vote by the lower house of Parliament could force the prime minister to resign, leaving his budget legislation in limbo.

A vote by the lower house of Parliament could force the prime minister to resign, leaving his budget legislation in limbo.

Prime Minister Michel Barnier will most likely remain as a caretaker until a replacement is named. But the vote could create a wider opening for the far right.

Michel Barnier vowed to slash spending and temporarily raise some taxes, but his plan must contend with three bitterly opposed political blocs and an aversion in France to working across party lines.

The vote will determine the composition of France’s National Assembly, and the future of President Emmanuel Macron’s second term.

France’s July 7 election could see the country’s nationalist, anti-immigrant party achieve a majority, or send the nation into months of political deadlock.

President Emmanuel Macron’s surprise call for new elections in France’s lower house of Parliament is seen as a gamble.

President Emmanuel Macron’s surprise call for new elections in France’s lower house of Parliament is seen as a gamble.

Time-honored rituals, drafted and refined over centuries, allow time for mourning and provide order at a dramatic moment of transition.