French Parliament

French parliament to vote on anti-extremism bill to bolster ‘secular system' after weeks of debate

With an eye on 2022 elections, President Emmanuel Macron has championed the bill which seeks to tighten rules on issues ranging from religious teaching, online hate to polygamy

Greta Thunberg talks to French parliament amid calls for boycott on her appearance

She was invited to speak to the house by 162 MPs by a cross-party group called ‘Let’s Accelerate’.

Greta Thunberg dismisses climate crisis critics at French Parliament speech

Greta said, "You don't have to listen to us, but you do have to listen to the science."

French Parliament adopts law on asylum and immigration to allow 'controlled migration'; 100 vote in favour, 25 oppose

France's parliament has signed into law a controversial asylum and immigration bill — despite opposition on the left which decried an effort to limit arrivals while the far right saw the measure as not going far enough.

French PM Edouard Philippe wins confidence vote, vows to cut budget deficit

Prime Minister of France overwhelmingly won a confidence vote in the National Assembly

Emmanuel Macron's elected MPs include economist, maths genius, tech entrepreneur and genocide survivor

President Emmanuel Macron's year-old Republic on the Move party (LREM) won a huge parliamentary majority that boasts scores of lawmakers never before elected

Macron sweeps French Parliament with clear majority: Marine Le Pen elected MP but Far-Right party decimated

France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen won a seat in parliament for the first time on Sunday, but it was a bittersweet victory that masked an electoral debacle for her National Front (FN) party.

French parliament approves extension of airstrikes in Syria

French National Assembly on Wednesday authorised the extension of French air force' strikes against the Islamic State (IS) in Syria.

France won't strike Syria alone, waiting for US decision: Francois Hollande

French President Francois Hollande said Tuesday that he's waiting for a decision from the U.S. Congress on possible military action in Syria and insists France won't strike against Bashar Assad's regime alone.