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Updates on the political situation, including elections as well as key global events affecting foreign people living in France

UK-EU talks raise hopes of easing post-Brexit rules for Britons in France

Several proposals and plans could ease some post-Brexit complications

LATEST POLITICS NEWS

French prime minister faces fresh problems to pass a 2026 budget

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Bardella: ‘great patriot’ Nigel Farage will be next UK PM

Far-right MP suggests reopening of legal brothels in France

‘The current system is the height of bourgeois hypocrisy’, he has claimed

Why calls for Emmanuel Macron to resign as president of France are misguided

France’s proposed voluntary national service: military revival or costly misstep?

Voluntary national military service to return to France

Proposal has widespread support across political spectrum and public in a poll

Public transport, roads, tap water: French residents’ priorities for local spending in poll

Majority of people experienced infrastructure issue in last year

Table: How suspension of pension reforms would affect workers in France?

See how you may be impacted according to your year of birth. Further changes are possible following the 2027 presidential election

Nicolas Sarkozy to be released from Paris prison after three weeks

Former president will remain free until appeal for original five-year sentence is heard

Far-right win ‘historic’ first vote in French parliament over French-Algerian treaty

Vote may signal end of blanket ban by other groups against far-right proposals

French budget stand-off, potential new elections and why November 15 is key date

MPs are set to hold a crucial budget vote on November 4 but it looks unlikely that consensus on text will be found

Facts and figures: All about the Paris prison where Nicolas Sarkozy will be incarcerated

Five-year sentence for former president begins next week