Emmanuel Macron postponed the naming of his new government by 24 hours on Tuesday to give authorities time to ensure ministers were not compromised by any conflicts of interest or suspicious tax records.
New French president Emmanuel Macron has chosen little-known Edouard Philippe, a young centre-right mayor from the conservative Republicans party as his new prime minister as he hopes to convince voters on the left and the right to back his party in June's parliamentary elections.
The outgoing French president François Hollande has followed German Chancellor Angela Merkel in ruling out the prospect of a trade deal with the UK before the terms of Brexit are sorted. It comes as Theresa May attempted to win over the French and other Europeans by writing to them directly.
The Paris region has passed a new rule obliging labourers on public building sites to use French, copying action
taken elsewhere in France to squeeze out foreign workers.
A new opinion poll (yes those trusty things) showed for the first time the new kid on the block, Emmanuel Macron, beating Marine Le Pen in the first round of the presidential election, but the problem for Macron is that his voters are far from sure.
Alain Juppé ruled himself out of running for the French presidency once and for all on Monday after many in his party had appealed to him to run as an alternative to the under-fire François Fillon. Juppé had some stern words for Fillon.
François Fillon angrily told the French public on Wednesday that he would not pull out of the running to be French president despite confirming he is to be charged over the fake jobs allegations.
François Fillon has vowed once again to battle on in his bid to become French president. This timeline is testament to both Fillon's determination and front and also the risks he is facing.
Under-fire presidential candidate François Fillon cancelled a key campaign event on Wednesday and will speak to the press at midday. Is he about to throw the towel in or come out fighting once again?
A French military policeman accidentally fired his weapon during a speech by French president François Hollande on Tuesday leaving two injured and the president briefly shaken.
With the polls narrowing and one of her main rivals embroiled in scandal, experts and politicians no longer dismiss the idea of Marine Le Pen becoming French president in May. And there are certain scenarios that could boost her chances of victory.
After coming under fire for being vague and secretive, centrist En Marche! candidate Emmanuel Macron has finally unveiled his economic programme for France, or at least part of it.
François Fillon came out fighting on Monday insisting that the salary paid to his wife as his parliamentary assistant was "perfectly justified". Fillon refused to step aside, but
he did at least apologize to the French public for the "mistake" of employing his own family.
As François Fillon desperately tries to fight off damaging new allegations his wife and kids earned close to €1 million as parliamentary aides, it appears his Republicains party is preparing for the worst as a new poll suggests Fillon's chances are dwindling.
While François Fillon is clinging on for dear life over claims his wife was paid nearly €900k to do a fake job it's worth taking a moment to looks at ten other political scandals that rocked France. Some you will already know.
French police have opened an investigation over revelations that French presidential candidate François Fillon paid his wife €500,000 as a parliamentary aide. Investigators want to find out whether Penelope Fillon actually carried out any work.
France was meant to have tightened the rules around ultra-thin models back in December 2015, but the much-hyped law has still not come into force and time is running out. What happened?
French presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen believes Donald Trump’s foreign policies will be beneficial for France and she says she will try to win back powers from the EU rather than push for an immediate "Frexit" if elected in May.
A campaign by Paris city chiefs to clear out rats from the streets and parks has angered animal rights activists, who want the city to come up with a "contraceptive" plan rather than "massacre" the rodents.
IMF chief Christine Lagarde will keep her job despite being convicted on Monday by a French court for negligence over a €400 million payout to tycoon Bernard Tapie.
France says it will boost security measures at Christmas markets across the country after a presumed terror attack at a festive market in Berlin left at least 12 dead on Monday night.
