Topic: France 🇫🇷

Political journalists from RFI's French service examine where influential figures from across the political spectrum stand, ahead of the 8 October deadline given to outgoing prime minister Sébastien Lecornu to salvage his administration, following his shock resignation on Monday after less than ...

A homage will take place at the headquarters of the French Foreign Ministry in Paris on Tuesday to commemorate the 51 French citizens killed on 7 October 2023 in attacks carried out by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas or during their captivity in Gaza.

France's outgoing Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu is expected to meet a clutch of top politicians on Tuesday as part of a last-ditch effort to rally cross-party support for a cabinet line-up.

A group of 28 French nationals who were aboard an aid flotilla to Gaza that was intercepted by Israeli forces have been deported and are expected to arrive in Greece on Monday. They are among nearly 200 activists detained by Israel.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday asked outgoing Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu to hold final talks with political parties to find a way out of the political crisis by Wednesday evening. The decision came hours after Lecornu handed his resignation as prime minister less than a month int...

French Republicans (LR) party boss Bruno Retailleau is set to chair a meeting of his top politicians on Monday morning after lashing out at the newly appointed cabinet of prime minister Sébastian Lecornu over its failure to present fresh faces to tackle France's financial crisis.

Gisèle Pelicot, whose former husband recruited dozens of strangers online to sexually assault and rape her while she was drugged, will return to the courtroom on Monday for an appeal by one of the men convicted. Out of 51 defendants, he is the only one still contesting the verdict.

After recently acquiring French nationality by residency, here are a few of the things The Local France's journalist, Genevieve Mansfield, learned along the way.

During a week of high drama in France, the Talking France podcast is back to help you keep up with all the latest political shenanigans, plus the 80th birthday of French social security, the social rules on lateness and why France is suffering from an egg shortage.

For tens of thousands of Brits in France, an important admin task looms - renewal of the post-Brexit residency permit. But when should you make the application and is it worth submitting early?

When dealing with French admin, you might be instructed to consult 'your local préfecture' - but do you actually have to use the nearest préfecture to your home or can you deal with others?

This French word might come up if you feel like you're being watched.