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A liberal president constantly fighting a far-right prime minister would be a recipe for political catastrophe.

Macron’s snap election looks likely to herald a fight between Paris and Brussels as the country is one of seven placed in Excessive Deficit Procedure.

France’s leader has changed his country and Europe — and not in ways that he necessarily intended.

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has raised alarm that France could face a financial crisis if the far right were to win in the legislative elections.

Absolutely everything you need to know about what the opposition party is promising ahead of the July 4 election.

Keir Starmer is promising change from 14 years of Tory government. In fiscal terms, it’s not so much — for now.

The French president addressed voters at a press conference after calling a snap election in wake of humiliating defeat.

Macron’s big bet after his party’s European election loss could backfire.

Whichever party forms the next government, the City gets what it wants — in stark comparison to recent elections.

While a right-wing surge is expected to sweep Europe at the EU election this weekend, the results could have significant political consequences domestically in France.

POLITICO keeps the receipts on what the Conservatives have actually said about policy in the election campaign, from national service to tax cuts.

Lindner gegen Heil – das Rentenpaket II ist heute im Kabinett: Aber die FDP ist nach wie vor nicht einverstanden und wartet nur darauf, im Parlament Veränderungen …

National service for teenagers and generous pension promises comprise the party’s core voter strategy.

“In listings, the game is over,” said Stéphane Boujnah, chief executive of Euronext, the London Stock Exchange’s continental rival.

Since the 2008 global financial crisis, regulators fear that the part of the financial system that sits outside of banks has absorbed all the risk.

Gabriel Attal returns to the themes that led to his meteoric rise in French politics, portraying himself as a man of law and order and a staunch defender of French secularism.

Ex-PM describes the Treasury, the Bank of England and the Office for Budget Responsibility as a ‘three-headed hydra.’

Victory by Peter Pellegrini gives the ruling coalition total control over the executive and legislative branches in Bratislava.

Olivier Véran and Nick Clegg are just two of the ex-politicians who’ve gone off to make the big bucks.

The French president faces fresh test as outlook for nation’s finances dims, threatening to upend his EU project.

Blowing the lot on a Lamborghini: It’s been a decade since George Osborne allowed pensioners to go wild with their retirement savings.

Western allies weigh up conscription or national service, as the threat from Russia grows.

British government wants sweeping powers to snoop on banks’ customers in bid to detect benefit fraud.