France’s Macron promises new approach during second-term inauguration
Re-elected president speaks of need to innovate at a time of unprecedented challenges
French left agrees rare alliance deal to take on Macron
Move could threaten French president’s chances of securing National Assembly majority
Traditional parties of power battle for survival in French elections
Socialists and Les Republicains risk being torn apart in scrabble for votes in June polls
Macron bridles at suggestion departure from Mali signifies failure
Deterioration of France’s relations with Mali’s rulers is main reason for pull-out
Paris attacks suspect tells court he chose not to detonate suicide vest
Salah Abdeslam says he pledged allegiance to Isis 48 hours before terrorists killed 130 people
The Irish Times view on the French left: heading for a new nadir
Broader trends in French society should be working in the left’s favour – but it is failing to take advantage
‘Popular primary’ does nothing to mitigate shambles on French left
Poll intended to whittle down number of left and Green candidates in presidential race
How France lost Mali: failure to quell jihadi threat opens door to Russia
Nine years after liberation of Timbuktu from Islamists, mood in west African country is one of bitterness and anxiety
Eric Zemmour threatens to upset France’s far-right order
Six months before the presidential election a poll shows newcomer could be pitted against Macron
The Irish Times view on Nicolas Sarkozy’s conviction: sentenced and shamed
Flood of sympathetic and uncritical messages to Sarkozy from the right
Leader of Islamic State in the Greater Sahara killed by France
Macron hails extrajudicial killing of Sahrawi in Africa as ‘major success’
France prepares for departure of sometimes reluctant partner and rival Merkel
Macron set to become the uncontested leader of Europe with German chancellor’s exit
The Irish Times view on French pension reforms: Macron’s big decision
Electoral calculations weigh heavily as the French president ponders raising the retirement age
Macron on the back foot as France’s presidential election campaign starts in earnest
Poor local election results may not mean much but the president’s party base remains weak
Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial on campaign finance charges
Former French president accused of spending almost twice legal limit on 2012 re-election campaign
Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to jail for corruption
Former French president found guilty of attempted bribery and influence peddling
Paris attacks: Five years on France is still scarred and back on alert
November 2015 attacks by jihadist suicide bombers and gunmen killed 130 people
Right-wing French cabinet to hold first meeting
Macron reshuffled team to drive unity while fragmenting opposition in run to 2022
Macron faces day of humiliation as local elections reconfigure French politics
Sunday’s elections will be chastening after a disastrous campaign by president’s LREM
French PM threatens to become Macron’s most dangerous rival
Edouard Philippe has thrived in recent crises and overtaken the president in popularity
VE day: Europe marks 75 years since the end of second World War
Germany warns against nationalism, as UK and France thank war-time generation
France reckons with the latest twists and turns in its love affair with the US
Paris Letter: The French face the possibility Washington has reduced them to vassal status
Aga Khan among victims of audacious French ‘scam of the century’
Paris court hears details of elaborate sting that netted €77.5m for alleged fraudsters
The Irish Times view on immigration in France: Macron’s balancing act
The French president’s predecessors provide useful reminders of how not to talk about immigration
How fraudster who wore silicone mask of French minister stole millions
Franco-Israeli fraudster Gilbert Chikli to go on trial for elaborate hustle of wealthy
French military nails its colours to Marine Le Pen’s mast
Voting patterns in French army have swung towards far-right since 2012, research finds
Breege O’Donoghue named ‘Irish Times’ Top 1000 distinguished leader in business
Ms O’Donoghue of Primark/Penneys, is one of the most powerful people in Irish retailing
Controversy builds in France as 130 jihadists to return from Syria
Authorities examine options to detain the ‘potentially dangerous’ French citizens
Paris protest: ‘We don’t hate rich people. It’s the injustice we hate’
Restive city draws sharp police reaction to yellow vest protesters who turn ire on Macron
Ségolène Royal staging umpteenth comeback in French politics
Politician’s new book takes aim at Macron, former partner Hollande and sexism
Macron to start six-day commemorative visit of WWI frontlines
French president to meet May, Merkel and Mali president during Alsace-Moselle events
French political novelist accuses Macron’s elitism of fuelling populism
Paris Letter: Scathing portrayal of Sarkozy and Hollande published as Socialists go bust
Former French PM seeks political redemption in Barcelona
Paris Letter: Manuel Valls wants to be mayor of Catalan capital having been outdone by Macron
Ruadhán Mac Cormaic: Macron shines light on France’s dark past
World View: Paris at last starts to face up to state’s torture and murder in Algerian war
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