But France's constitution and current structure, dating from 1958 and called the Fifth Republic, were designed to ensure stability after a period of turmoil. If this new government collapses ...

But France's parliament remains bitterly divided ... Julien Mattia/Le Pictorium/dpa/picture alliance The French government under new Prime Minister Francois Bayrou survived a vote of no-confidence ...

President Emmanuel Macron's office said the composition of France's new government would be announced on Monday evening amid efforts to drag the second-largest EU economy out of a deepening ...