Tonga’s parliament has elected Aisake Eke as the country’s new prime minister. The vote came in a special session of the ...

Tonga's government elected a new leader on Tuesday, two weeks after the previous premier resigned abruptly after a power struggle with the Pacific nation's royal family.

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PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday named centrist ally François Bayrou as prime minister in an effort to address the country's deep political crisis, after a historic ...

French President Emmanuel Macron has named Francois Bayrou his fourth prime minister this year after Michel Barnier resigned earlier this month. Mr Barnier stepped aside after his decision to ...

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Parliamentary pushback over the 2025 bill led to the downfall of former prime minister Michel Barnier’s government, who was ousted after three months following a no-confidence vote. "It is a ...

Emmanuel Macron named centrist François Bayrou as France's new prime minister on Friday, ending days of political gridlock after a historic no-confidence vote ousted the previous government last ...

France’s embattled President Emmanuel Macron has appointed centrist ally Francois Bayrou as prime minister, he announced on Friday, as he seeks to calm a political crisis that has left his ...

Bayrou will be the sixth prime minister of Macron's presidency after Michel Barnier and his government fell to a historic vote of no-confidence last week. Issued on: 13/12/2024 - 14:38 3 min ...

Mr Bayrou will now move into the prime minister's residence at Hôtel Matignon as Macron scrambles together a government after months of turmoil. Here is everything you need to know about the new PM ...