Francois Bayrou will face a fractured and fractious parliament where one of his earliest tasks will be to pass a budget for 2025.

The 73-year-old centrist and leader of the Democratic Movement will replace Michel Barnier, who lost a confidence vote.

In a bid to end political turmoil, France's president named Francois Bayrou prime minister. One lawmaker likened France's crisis to a 'bad movie.'

French President Emmanuel Macron is accusing political opponents of trying to create “disorder” and vows to stay in office until his term expires in 2027

Analysis - After the toppling of France's government, the next will also have minority support, and be vulnerable to attack from far-right and left-wing opponents.

France's President Emmanuel Macron on Friday named centrist Francois Bayrou as prime minister, handing him the daunting task of hauling the West European country out of months of political crisis. The 73-year-old head of the MoDem group,