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After 50 days of a caretaker government, President Emmanuel Macron has finally named former Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as prime minister, tasked "with forming a unifying government to serve the country and the French people". Who is he and what are his chances of surviving a no-confidence vote in France's…

Money will boost protection of ecosystems and species in national parks, while creating more opportunities for young people to visit

Editorial: Progressive and centrist voters joined forces to keep Marine Le Pen’s party at bay. But last-ditch resistance is not a long-term strategy

France may rediscover a taste for moderate social democracy – and find out that compromise is not a dirty word, says Paul Taylor, a senior visiting fellow at the European Policy Centre

The Far Right may not have won a majority in yesterday’s snap parliamentary elections, but this failure cannot disguise the growing popularity of Marine le Pen’s party. Peter Allen reports from Paris

In today’s newsletter: A shock defeat for the far right National Rally in France, while in the UK the new Labour government gets down to work

Many say they feel stuck in middle between far-right National Rally and hard-left France Unbowed

Editorial: Sunday’s first round vote puts Marine Le Pen’s radical right within touching distance of power. The priority must now be damage limitation

As France heads for snap elections, political parties' economic policies are under extra scrutiny after the European Commission this week rebuked the country over its failure to keep its budget deficit within EU limits.