How did we get here? That's one of many questions that many people in France have asked about the current political crisis. Here is an attempt to answer six of them.

Former French prime minister François Fillon has lost his final legal appeal over a fake jobs scandal that destroyed his 2017 presidential run.

France’s latest political crisis has eased, for now. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu narrowly survived a no-confidence vote on Thursday, averting another government collapse and giving President Emmanuel Macron a brief respite before an even tougher fight over the national budget.

The French tussle over whether to impose higher taxes on the rich risks triggering another political crisis. The Socialist Party will decide by the end of the week whether to topple Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu’s government if next year’s fiscal plans don't include significant tax increases on the wealthy.

The political crisis that has gripped France since the June 2024 snap elections sharply intensified in recent days, leaving political leaders visibly on edge – and, at times, behaving erratically.

Before the shocking theft of the French Crown Jewels from the Louvre on October 19, most had all but forgotten the ruling women who once wore them during their 19th-century reigns. Even the Louvre's own website offers little context-under "Object Location,

As former French President Nicolas Sarkozy starts serving his 5-year prison sentence, what is to expect for the future of 'brand Sarkozy'? FRANCE 24's Angela Diffley looks back on the career of the right-wing politician and the rare influence he still has on French politics today,

A political deadlock in parliament has left President Emmanuel Macron struggling to reduce an out-of-control deficit. Investors have sold off the country’s bonds. Ratings agencies have downgraded its creditworthiness.

France's new prime minister has resigned just a day after naming his government and following less than a month in office.

The surprise resignation of Sébastien Lecornu as French prime minister after less than one month in office, and especially the crisis it portends, illustrates the unique situation in France but also some of the challenges facing all Western democracies.

The pound benefited from weakness elsewhere on Monday, reaching its strongest in nearly four weeks on the euro, and an over one-year top on the tumbling Japanese yen, with both currencies hit by domestic political developments.