Barnier goes down

France's government falls on a vote of no confidence, putting the onus back on president Macron to somehow find a path to co-operation with the left.

France’s government survives for now

France's new government has survived its first parliamentary test, but the road ahead is beset with dangers.

A brief report on the latest developments in some continuing stories, including Catalonia, Japan, France and the United States.

France's left has advanced as far as settling on a candidate for prime minister, but the hard part is yet to come.

The EU's prime minister and the French parliament's speaker both keep their jobs, showing that mainstream parties can sometimes stick together.

The results of the French and European elections will be tested tomorrow at legislative sessions in Paris and Strasbourg.

Wrapping up our statistical treatment of the British and French elections with some comparative thoughts.

France votes with much the same system as Australia, and produces a similar level of distortion in its results.

Follow the French legislative results as they happen.

Britain's electoral system lives up to its low expectations. France's may do a little better.