Macron appoints Élisabeth Borne as prime minister
Former employment minister is only second woman to hold the post in French history
Macron’s twin goals are incompatible but he shows no sign of choosing
Tone of Macron’s second term could be determined by his choice of prime minister
Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s French election defeat is starting to feel like a victory
Far-left party leader relishing the role of arbiter and kingmaker
‘Popular primary’ does nothing to mitigate shambles on French left
Poll intended to whittle down number of left and Green candidates in presidential race
Macron’s attempts to address hurt of Franco-Algerian history proving an uphill battle
Controversy over large reduction in visas for Algerians reignites old enmities
François Mitterrand’s last, secret love – living a triple life
Paris Letter: Former French president had affair with young woman during his final years
Janan Ganesh: Biden’s French snub a warning to Europe
US willing to bruise France, and upset much of Europe over Afghan exit, as its priority is China
The Irish Times view on Angela Merkel’s legacy: the end of an era for Europe
Like all postwar German leaders, Merkel walked a tightrope, knowing that demands around Europe for greater leadership from Berlin, if met, would trigger denunciations of German EU hegemony
Macron acknowledges ‘debt’ to French Polynesia over nuclear tests
Speech stops short of apology for 30 years of tests undertaken ‘because it was far away’
France prepares for departure of sometimes reluctant partner and rival Merkel
Macron set to become the uncontested leader of Europe with German chancellor’s exit
Families man: The colourful home life of French painter Paul Signac
Paris Letter: The neo-impressionist’s parallel families make for a fascinating tale
The Irish Times view on French pension reforms: Macron’s big decision
Electoral calculations weigh heavily as the French president ponders raising the retirement age
Speed of Covid vaccine rollout will decide our economic fate in 2021
As the UK will discover post Brexit, economies are enhanced by connection and how we reconnect ourselves will impact on the speed of economic recovery
Monsieur Right: Meet Eric Zemmour, cheerleader of the ‘French Fox News’
A recent outburst by the right-wing commentator was shocking even by his standards
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