mr. barnier lost a no-confince vote on wednesday. president macron him to stay on in a caretaker capacity while his successor is chosen. he began by thanking him for his dedication and his unwillingness to give up. he blamed the extreme right and extreme left for yesterday's unprecedented no-confidence vote against him. >> parliament voted no-confidence in the government, despite all concessions made by the prime minister to the parliamentary group. the extreme right and the extreme left joined in an antirepublican front and because the forces governing french yesterday -- i know some people want to point a finger at me. it's a lot easier. i've always accepted my responsibility. whether there were mistakes our successes, but i've never taken on the responsibility of non-parliamentarians who have decided to bring down the government and budget a few days before christmas. we have to set our ambitions high for france. we cannot allow ourselves to be divided or static. ben: that was mr. macron speaking a little earlier. let's take you live to paris, mar

after mr macron gives the speech, it will be the turn of the religious part of the ceremony, where we of paris calling for the doors of the cathedral to be opened and for him and the 1500 people with him to enter. there will be a ceremony where the organ will be played for the organ will be played for the first time. after the ceremony, where hymns will be sung and a joyful node will be hit, there will be the cultural element. the cultural element was due to be a concert outside the cathedral tonight, but unfortunately because of the weather that concert was recorded yesterday and the replay will be shown to the nation later this evening. let's take you back now to be a lycee paris, because we are still awaiting the arrival of some notable guests, including president—elect donald trump, who landed on saturday. this is his first international trip since winning about election and not only has to date been a day of him coming to this ceremony, of him attending or coming back to the world stage, it has also been a day of intense diplomacy. before the ceremony at notre dame, resident trum

in an address to the nation, mr macron rejected calls to stand down, saying he will remain president a no—confidence vote on wednesday, 90 days after becoming prime minister. president macron has asked him to stay on in a caretaker capacity while his successor is chosen. he began by thanking barnier for his "dedication" and "unwillingness to give up", and blamed the "extreme right and extreme left" for yesterday's "unprecedented" no—confidence vote against him. translation: parliament voted no confidence in the government despite concessions made by the prime minister to the parliamentary groups. unprecedented in 60 years, a vote of no—confidence. why? because the extreme right and the extreme leftjoined in an anti—republican front, and because the forces that were governing france yesterday chose to help them. now, i know that some people want to point the finger at me. it's a lot easier to do that. i've always accepted my responsibilities, whether they were mistakes or whether they were successes, but i've never taken on the responsibilities of others. particularly not parliamentari

mr macron says that is out of the question.im to find a replacement for the prime minister who will then be charged tightening budget you referred to, which the government says is essential to tackle france's colossal debt and deficit will not go through. so in that case, the current budget will remain in force. michel barnier, the prime minister, says that will be catastrophic for france's fragile public finances. for the time being, at least, president macron remains in office. there is no obligation on him to step down. but the opposition are saying that, given the political turmoil, he should not see out his presidential term which ends in 2027. he should resign. mr macron says that is out of the question. so it will be up to him to find a replacement for the prime minister who will then be charged with forming a new government and observers believe it will be very challenging to find somebody who can form a government that will not be toppled again in a similar parliamentary move, assuming the barnier government falls this

mr macron said people had rediscovered what great nations could do, "achieving the impossible".everyone who saved, helped | and rebuilt notre—dame de paris. gratitude to everyone present at this moment where we are going to restore it to the catholics of paris, the catholics of france, and the catholics of the whole world. yes, tonight the bells of notre—dame are ringing again, and this is an amazing moment. and soon we will hear music of hope known to france, the people of the world — the bells of notre dame are ringing again, which have accompanied us through history. among those at this evening's event are the us president—elect donald trump and the ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky. the two leaders held a meeting at the elysee palace along with french president emmanuel macron ringing again, and this is an amazing moment. and soon we will hear music of hope known to france, the people of the world — the bells of notre dame are ringing again, which have accompanied us through history. among those at this evening's event are the us president—elect donald trump and the ukr

trump stepped out from a car, shook hands with mr macron and the pair posed for pictures.lect told reporters we have had a great relationship with president macron. he also said the world is going a little bit crazy right now. the pair are holding talks ahead of a ceremony to mark the reopening of the notre—dame cathedral , of the notre—dame cathedral, five years after it was ravaged by fire. well, here was donald trump speaking moments ago . so trump speaking moments ago. so we'll bring that to you later when we have it. we don't have it for you right now. prince william is also set to meet donald trump in paris ahead of the grand reopening ceremony. the prince of wales will discuss the uk , us special relationship the uk, us special relationship with the president elect and meet outgoing first lady jill biden. the ceremony , hosted by biden. the ceremony, hosted by mr macron, features the opening of the cathedral's huge doors, the reawakening of its organ and the reawakening of its organ and the first mass since its restoration. our reporter katherine forster sent us thi

so you could have the prime minister of mr macron's choosing, but you could have influence.cally is not voting no confidence of this government, and that would be if there is a strong commitment on a certain number of propositions. so, for example, the green party has laid out 11 propositions that include, for example, not putting in place the pension reform, increasing the minimum wage, having a strong environmental programme and a plan, for example. if they were to say, "ok, we are committing to these 11 propositions, also committing on a method of not putting in place measures through parliament forcefully," that could open up discussion. but it is very unlikely they will decide to go that way, unfortunately. and we have seen the brutality with which they have not respected the vote of the people. and the french president, again and again... he could choose to lean more to the left and he has chosen over the past few years to lean more and more towards the right, and that is what we are seeing again today. charlotte minvielle. president biden has issued a raft of pardons

mr macron promised that more aid was on its way to mayotte.esult of the storm. many homes have been flattened and emergency workers have yet to reach the worst—hit areas. in the uk, local councils in england are being told how much they'll receive of nearly £i.6 billion of funding set aside to fix potholes. the conservatives accused the government of not being on the side of motorists, while the transport secretary has promised that people will "start to see an improvement" on the roads. our political correspondent harry farley reports. a burning anger caused by potholes — something many of us can relate to. in the budget, the chancellor promised a £500 million increase in the money to improve roads in england. that's on top of the £1 billion the previous government announced. now we find out how much each area will get. over 372 million for the east midlands and west midlands. 327 million for the north west, north east and yorkshire and humber. 322 million for the south east and london. 300 million for the south west and 244 million for the e

mr macron said people had rediscovered what great nations could do, achieving the impossible. translation: this is gratitude to everyone _ translation: this is gratitude to everyone who _ translation: this is gratitude to everyone who saved, - translation: this is gratitude to everyone who saved, helped | to everyone who saved, helped and rebuilt notre dame. gratitude to everyone present at this moment where we are going to restore it to the catholics of paris, the catholics of paris, the catholics of paris, the catholics of france, and the catholics of france, and the catholics of france, and the catholics of the whole world. yes, tonight, the bells of notre dame are ringing again, and this is an amazing moment, and this is an amazing moment, and soon we will hear music of hope known to france, the people of the world, the bells of notre dame are ringing again. which have accompanied us through history. they sound, they ring, for everyone who has seen the crown of thorns for henry iv during his religious wars, for the widow of louis xiii, and the victories of louis xiv, for n

so it must have occurred to mr macron that he does need some of the socialists. e socialists.— of the socialists. i think francois _ of the socialists. i think francois bayrou - of the socialists. i think francois bayrou was - of the socialists. i think| francois bayrou was still of the socialists. i think - francois bayrou was still one of the first choices. of course, there weren't many interviews and speculations. but still, for me at least, if you look at all the profiles, evenif you look at all the profiles, even if you find someone from the socialist party, but we use to be a former minister, it does not meet the new generation of socialists would be in agreement. and definitely it would have been very difficult to have up prime minister coming from the right again, so... ithink minister coming from the right again, so... i think by the end of the day, the choice was really limited. it of the day, the choice was really limited.— of the day, the choice was really limited. it was almost made for — really limited. it was almost made for him, _ really limited. i

mr. macron because at home he is dealing with the unsafe government that has a raging debate about immigrationmated hundred thousand people living here are migrants. some say france should not be sending as much aid because it might encourage more people to come here and try to apply for asylum. the residents here say this is not a time to talk about immigration and they desperately need aid. sumi: president putin said he is ready for tots at any time with donald trump who has vowed to bring the war to ukraine to an end without saying how. president putin spoke at a press conference and our russia editor was there. >> it would have been hard not to notice vladimir putin today. his marathon end of your event was live on all main tv channels in russia. it was half phone-in, half press conference. he used it to deny the fall of bashar al-assad in syria was a defeat for russia and to say he was ready for talks anytime with president elect trump. after more than four hours, it was my turn to ask a question. exactly 25 years ago i said, when boris yeltsin resigned and handed you power, he told you t

mr macron says that is out of the question.find a replacement for the prime minister who will then be charged with forming a new government and observers believe it will be very challenging to find somebody who can form a government that will not be toppled again in a similar parliamentary move, assuming the barnier government falls this afternoon.— falls this afternoon. david, thank you _ falls this afternoon. david, thank you very _ falls this afternoon. david, thank you very much - falls this afternoon. david, thank you very much for i falls this afternoon. david, i thank you very much for that. falls this afternoon. david, - thank you very much for that. a hugely significant day ahead in paris. thank you. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. this is bbc news. in the uk, cheshire detectives have questioned the serial child killer lucy letby in prison in connection with the deaths of more babies. letby was interviewed about incidents at the countess of chester hospital — where she worked as a neo—natal nurse

president—elect donald trump and ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky were there, meeting with mr macronesident elect. our paris correspondent andrew harding has more on the momentous night. cathedral bells toll. the famous bells ring out once more. then three knocks at the cathedral door, and notre—dame is officially reopened. some would say reborn. inside, no hint of the fire's damage. instead, gleaming limestone and a host of vips. prince william is here, alone, to represent the united kingdom, greeting donald trump, who seemed close to arm wrestling the french president, emmanuel macron. applause inside for the firemen who tackled the blaze and saved much of the building. and a french "thank you" projected on the outside. president macron, weakened politically these days, sought to inspire and to unite. translation: we have rediscovered what greatj nations can accomplish — to achieve the impossible. this cathedral has shown us what a nation is and what the world should be. it was late on 15th april 2019 that notre—dame caught fire. an inferno spread, a watching world gasping as the f

in a social media post this morning, mr macron said she had moved and inspired france and the world. years for organising the repeated drugging and rate of his then wife by dozens of strangers over a decade. under french law the men have 10 days to decide if they will appeal against the convictions. chris bockman is in avignon. i asked him how many men are expected to appeal their sentences... 0vernight two have already announced that they are appealing, which means that they would have a retrial within two years. they had ten days and, of course, with christmas and new year's coming up, i'm sure their lawyers for all 50 are talking to them and i suspect there will be more who will be making appeals, as well. they have ten days to do it. the risk for them in france is that if they do appeal and if they lose, then the sentence can be raised. but, so far, since the the verdicts and sentencing yesterday, two have said they're not rapists and that the judges, basically were under pressure from the media and from women's groups and they gave them sentences that they said was unfair. they

mr macron is under pressure to select a leader who can satisfy the demands of a broad coalition and passn political turmoil since the president called a snap parliamentary election injuly. we can speak now to charlotte minvielle, french parliamentary candidate for the new popular front and co—chair of the french green party. shejoins us now. thank you. who would you like to see appointed as prime minister and why? appointed as prime minister and wh ? ~ , ., ., appointed as prime minister and why? well, we need someone from the left, why? well, we need someone from the left. this— why? well, we need someone from the left, this new _ why? well, we need someone from the left, this new popular _ the left, this new popular front alliance, because when you look at the result of this snap election the president decided to call, the biggest number of mps comes from the left coalition. it would be the democratic thing to do to respect the will of the people i nominate someone that comes from this political camp and to be able to implement some of the social, environmental policies french people a

now, that makes life very difficult for mr macron because at home he's stealing with an unstable governmenthere are thought to be migrants coming from comoros and elsewhere. and some on the right in france are saying that france shouldn't be sending as much aid to mayotte because it might encourage more people to come here trying to apply for asylum. in the meantime, the residents here say this isn't a time to talk about immigration, that they desperately need aid, and that they can't wait for it. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. veteran labour politician lord mandelson has been named as the new uk ambassador to the united states. he will replace the outgoing ambassador dame karen pierce. peter mandelson was a prominent figure during the new labour years, but he has not served in government since 2010. authorities in southwestern nigeria authorities in southwestern nigeria say 35 children have died in a crush at an end—of—year fair at a school. more people than expected are thought to have turned up for the event, after organisers promised free food and money. the o

mr macron says he will remain president until the end of his term.. a mood of angry confusion across france today. teachers here leading nationwide marches against the government and its tough budget cuts — except there is no government any more and no budget, either — not since last night's vote of no confidence sent the nation spinning into political chaos. now, there'sjust frustration. france is a big country. should be a big country, 0k? today, it's a mess. everything is wrong. it's all about corruption. this evening, a statement from the man most french blame for the mess. president emmanuel macron — not for the first time — called for unity and lashed out at intransigent mps. translation: some political groups have simply chosen i chaos. it's the only agenda that unites them. they don't want to build. they want to dismantle and create disorder. it was yesterday evening that mps on the hard left and hard right voted to bring down a fragile centrist government and with it, the former brexit negotiator turned short—lived prime minister, michel bar

in a social media post this morning, mr macron said she had "moved and inspired france and the world.ganising the repeated drugging and rape of his then wife by dozens of strangers over a decade. under french law the men have ten days to decide if they will appeal against the convictions. let's speak to rokhaya diallo, a frenchjournalist and activist. i know you have been writing about this and that shifting of shame that gisele pelicot was able to do from the victims of sexual assault to the perpetrators by waving her anonymity?— perpetrators by waving her anonymity? perpetrators by waving her anon mi ? , ., ., anonymity? yes, thank you for invitin: anonymity? yes, thank you for inviting me- — anonymity? yes, thank you for inviting me. her— anonymity? yes, thank you for inviting me. her husband - anonymity? yes, thank you for inviting me. her husband is . anonymity? yes, thank you for inviting me. her husband is a i inviting me. her husband is a face in france. she decided to have the trail open to the public as well as to the press so she became a symbol of sexual violence. we have

in a social media post mr macron said she had moved and inspired france and the world.or organising the repeated drugging and rain of his then wife by dozens of strangers over a decade. under french law the men have 10 days to decide if they will appeal against the convictions. our correspondent hugh schofield has been following the story. gisele pelicot left the court to the cheers of supporters. this has been a long ordeal. she could have chosen to stay anonymous, but she insisted the trial be in public so that the shame of rain should, as she put it, be felt by the other side. translation: i want to express my deepest gratitude _ to all the people who have supported me throughout this ordeal. i was overwhelmed by your support and i drew from it the strength to come back every day to face these long days of hearings. others left court in a different way. all the accused, including her ex—husband, dominique, were found guilty. most were taken straight to jail. a handful were freed because of time served in pre—trial custody, and they had to run the gauntlet of the publ

mr macron promised them that mayotte would be rebuilt.is likely to be in the hundreds or even thousands. our correspondent mayeni jones has reached the remote island with the french military who are delivering aid, and has just sent this report. an entire island destroyed. most of mayotte's housing is informal, simple structures made of wood and corrugated iron. cyclone chido's140 mph winds proved devastating. 73—year—old ali lived in one of those houses when the cyclone struck. his daughter watched powerless as the walls and ceilings of their house caved in. she says she hid with her kids under the bed, but her father couldn't hide. he got hit behind the head by a plank and collapsed, and she had to wait for the cyclone to calm down before she could help him. everywhere you look in mayotte, there are huge amounts of destruction. while some people have been able to find space in shelters, others are having to make do in makeshift accommodation or even sleep out in the open. and there are now some who have decided to take matters into thei

mr macron was under pressure to select a leader who can satisfy the demands of a broad coalition andsince the president called a snap parliamentary election injuly. with me is pierre antoine denis. tell me more about francois. he is a very well seasoned politician, he has woven for the presidential election three times in 2002, 2007, 2012 when president macron came into the picture in 2017 that is when he decided to rally behind him. one could say that, francois bayrou is one of the very first from followers of president macron because they share some of the same values, some of the same ideas when it comes to the political level. that is in itself, a problem when it comes to fragmented and divided parliament that we are seeing now. we are seeing now how we might be able to amend those differences and do what michel barnier did not manage to do during his several months in office. this is the question and we know that there has been and we know that there has been a lot of talk in... when we listen to francois bayrou this morning he believes that as long as there as well there is a w

stronger and better so they can withstand future cyclones stop that makes life very difficult for mr macronabout immigration. an estimated 100,000 people living here are migrants coming from elsewhere. and some say that french —— france suit should not censor much aid here because it might encourage people to come and seek asylum here. but people desperately need aid. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines: veteran labour politician lord mandelson has been named as the new uk ambassador to the united states. he will replace the outgoing ambassador dame karen pierce. peter mandelson was a prominent figure during the new labour years, but he has not served in government since 2010. authorities in southwestern nigeria say 35 children have died in a crush at an end—of—year fair at a school. more people than expected are thought to have turned up for the event, after organisers promised free food and money. the organisers of the event have been arrested. us authorities have banned drones in 22 newjersey cities until 17 january, allowing authorities to use deadly force against a

right now, mr macron is out of town, in saudi arabia. he's scoffed at the idea of quitting.s on the right and left of seeking chaos. it is 62 years since france last found itself in a situation like this. on that occasion, president de gaulle played hardball and eventually got his way. today feels rather different. "i think it's tragic," says this woman. "nobody is considering the consequences." "there's a lot of anxiety," this man adds. "i'm upset with the forces on the left and the far—right." in parliament now, mps are poised to vote. it's a moment that will have big implications for france and for europe. the mps are still debating this issue. the vote happening at any moment. it is of course a result of what happened back in the summer, when a parliamentary election created absolute deadlock, no single party with anything like a working majority. could this vote to break that deadlock, that logjam, probably not. what france seems to be looking at is weeks, possibly months, of drift, with financial implications on the stock market, or interest rates, national debt and so

the day after tomorrow, mr macron is due to inaugurate notre dame, but for many people looking at that that france can�*t get its political house in order. can't get its political house in order. ~ ., ., , ., ,, order. mark lowen in paris, thank ou. a couple who buried their three—year—old son in their back garden have been convicted of causing or allowing the death of a child. it�*s believed the toddler died from starvation. his remains were found in a shallow grave at the former family home in birmingham. his parents will be sentenced next week. this report from our midlands correspondent phil mackie contains details of that abuse. he babbles abiyah was a smiling, happy little boy before things spiralled out of control. his apparently doting parents�* increasingly strange beliefs ultimately cost him his life. three years after they filmed those videos, his parents were arrested. they shout there was also a young child living in their cramped, squalid caravan. they were so badly malnourished, they could barely walk. leave now! if they hadn�*t been taken to hospital, at least one of th

in an address to the nation, mr macron rejected calls to stand down, saying he will remain president l the end of his term in 2027. michel barnier lost a no—confidence vote on wednesday, 90 days after becoming prime minister. president macron has asked him to stay on in a caretaker capacity while his successor is chosen. the political turmoil comes ahead of a visit by the soon to be us president, donald trump, this weekend at the reopening celebration for notre—dame cathedral. from paris, here's andrew harding. a mood of angry confusion across france today. teachers here leading nationwide marches against the government and its tough budget cuts. except there is no government any more and no budget, either — not since last night's vote of no confidence sent the nation spinning into political chaos. now, there'sjust frustration. france is a big country. should be a big country, 0k? today, it's a mess. everything is wrong. it's all about corruption... this evening, a statement from the man most french blame for the mess. president emmanuel macron — not for the first time — called for un

mr. macron would be resigning and then we would have another lending period because the parliament cannotted until mid 2025 and i would think that would push things north of 100 basis points. >> north of 100 if micron resigns so that is a risk of the markets need to be keeping an eye on. talk to us about when you would start to see value in this french debt market and what would draw you in and what level of yield would make this attractive? >> it's a good point you are making because are we talking on the thing climbing higher and higher but on the evolution of bond yields they have been going lower since the calling of snap elections in june so for now i don't think that financial markets are stressed or the meager 3% or even below that yield to maturity you are getting on the french 10 year is particularly attractive apart from that. collects you are seeing opportunities in the equity markets and stock markets of france. where is the valuation and opportunity there? >> clearly on the one side we are not seeing a strong bull case for french assets given this potentially difficult trajec

mr. macron said on wednesday, our economy is strong and it's normal in the parliamentary regime you have chance this can happen. i'm not worried about it. i know the left gets in office and everything will be fine. i mean, we are responsible persons. i'm not really concerned. i think we can handle. >> it is another debt lock situation just as we had in june after the snap election a split landscape and parliament. barnier is a scapegoat of the parliament. it's going to be very difficult for macron to support somebody to come up with somebody who is able to manage this difficult situation. >> what probably reassures markets to some extent right now is there is not going to be anything like a government shutdown in france. the parties which voted against the government said they would vote for the special rule that will normally allow us to rollover the budget for next year. there is no immediate threat, i would say. there is no really questions about france's debt uss sdan sustainability. there is an issue of the quality of bonds france will have in the years ahead. >> charlotte joins us

mr. macron is discovering as president. >> but you, you're quite optimistic about the year ahead, which iss kind of out of character for me. >> it is. >> yeah. i think the world is poised, there's positive things to happen. >> where? let's break it down. >> take europe. i think the chances of a cease fire agreement in europe are better than they've been -- well, this phase of the war is about to mark three years. ukraine is basically now saying they would accept a cease-fire in place. they need obviously arms to continue. but i think they're prepared to do that. we'll see if we can persuade mr. putin to do that. donald trump wants to end the war. some of the pieces are there for breakthrough diplomacy. middle east, iran and its proxies have never been as week in, what, two, three, four decades. this is a major opportunity to translate that weakness into some lasting political outcomes. perhaps to put a ceiling on iran's nuclear program, to stop iranian support of its proxies. with hamas so weak, maybe this is a chance if we can persuade this israeli government to do something on the palest

mr bayrou will be president macron's fourth pm this year following months of political turmoil.o—confidence vote in the national assembly. the french political system has been deadlocked since mr macron called snap parliamentary elections this summer. more details have been revealed about how the government plans to produce green electricity in the uk by 2030. they include measures to make it easier to build onshore windfarms and connect new infrastructure to the power grid. critics say the plans are too expensive and won't lower our energy bills. the uk is already in the midst of a green revolution. more than half of the electricity we generate is made without burning fossil fuels that warm the planet. much of it comes from wind turbines. but the government wants things to go faster with 95% of our electricity clean by 2030. today the energy secretary was at a turbine factory in hull to launch what he says is the road map to both greener and cheaper electricity. haste to both greener and cheaper electricity-— to both greener and cheaper electrici . ~ . ., ., ., electricity. we

mr. macron met with saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman in riyadh on monday. they called for elections in lebanon and a de-escalation of conflicts in the middle east. this is the first state visit to saudi arabia by a french president since 2006. an exchange of strikes is testing a shaky ceasefire between israel and hezbollah. on monday, lebanese authorities say israeli air strikes killed at least nine people in southern lebanon, marking the deadliest day since the truce took effect last week. israel says it's retaliating after hezbollah fired two projectiles towards israeli occupied territory but the iran backed group says it targeted israeli military positions after days of repeated israeli air strikes. a source with a un peacekeeping force in lebanon says israel has breached the ceasefire agreement approximately 100 times since last week. on the heels of that tenuous truce, there's a renewed push by the biden administration to try to secure a ceasefire in gaza. us secretary of state antony blinken met with israeli strategic affairs minister ron dermer in wa

mr tavares, seen here with france's president macron, was due to stay on until his five—year term endedsions with the board over the compa ny�*s strategy. stellantis is a giant in the auto industry with 11; brands including fiat, peugeot—citroen and opel in europe, and chrysler and jeep in the us. but its shares have lost 40% of their value this year. our international business correspondent theo leggett explains what's been going wrong. problems have been starting to engulf stellantis since the start of the year, many of them in north america, where sales have been plummeting. and that appears to be because of bad choices made within the parent company. dealers in north america have essentially found themselves with large inventories of cars that they just can't sell, because they're not what the market wanted. and there's been a lot of criticism of stellantis itself and of mr tavares because of that. at the same time, in europe, stellantis is facing pretty much the same pressures that other car—makers like volkswagen, bmw and mercedes—benz are facing in that it has a large number of f

we just saw moments ago the french president, emmanuel macron, standing outside waiting for mr. to arrive. macron invited trump to the reopening ceremony of notre dame cathedral and now there is much fanfare around his arrival. as you can see president-elect trump shaking macron's hand there. let's listen in beaucoup j'arrive and there it was. >> the handshake between president-elect trump and the president. president emmanuel macron there an informal, very tight grip, which they have shared before, which we have covered when they have met the president of france. president macron has been critical of president elect trump during the biden administration. but he is, if not a 180, making a significant adjustment now that trump will be returning to power with this invitation. with the first call after the election congratulating donald trump on the win. of course, they'll go in and we will see them again at the beginning of their conversation. let's go to cnn reporter alayna treene, who is, of course, watching everything that's happening. and the expectation of what happens now. i

mr tavares, seen here with france's president macron, was due to stay on until his five year term endedensions with the board over the compa ny�*s strategy. stellantis is a giant in the auto industry with ia brands including fiat, peugeot—citroen and opel in europe, and chrysler and jeep in the us. but its shares have lost a0 % of their value this year. our international business correspondent theo leggett explains what's been going wrong. problems have been starting to engulf stellantis since the start of the year, many of them in north america, where sales have been plummeting. and that appears to be because of bad choices made within the parent company. dealers in north america have essentially found themselves with large inventories of cars that they just can't sell, because they're not what the market wanted. and there's been a lot of criticism of stellantis itself and of mr tavares because of that. at the same time, in europe, stellantis is facing pretty much the same pressures that other car—makers like volkswagen, bmw and mercedes—benz are facing in that it has a large number of

mr barnier. he was appointed by president macron to lead a minority government — the motion of confidence is expectedrrespondent in paris, hugh schofield. indeed. it looks very likely that michel barnier will fall on wednesday, and that france will once again be without a prime minister, or at least a functioning one. he will properly remain as a caretaker prime ministerfor a properly remain as a caretaker prime minister for a while. properly remain as a caretaker prime ministerfor a while. we will be plunged back into the same crisis that we had in the beginning of this. the background is the election disastrously called by emmanuel macron back injuly after the european elections, which resulted in this split house three ways, in which none of the three blocks, the centre, the three blocks, the centre, the left, and the populist right, could command a majority. the other two blocks would always unite against it. we have a government under a michel barnier which represents the centre, but it has always been there from the start, and it only takes a combination of the two other blocks to come together

macron will address the nation in a few hours time. it follows michel barnier�*s resignation as prime minister, after his government was toppled in a no—confidence motion on wednesday evening. this is mrnly appointed him prime minister three months ago. he's the first french prime minister to be forced out like this in more than sixty years. his government collapsed after mps of both left and right voted overwhelmingly in support of the motion against him, after he had had used special powers to force through his budget without a vote. well the constitution means there can't be another general election in france untiljuly next year, so for the moment politics and government seem to be in a state of some paralysis. live now to paris — and our southern europe correspondent mark lowen. ben, thanks very much indeed, yes, about an hour and a half, a time when president mack rome is due to make a statement to the french public, appearing at 8pm which is the prime time evening news time here. it's going to be his first public statement since his prime minister was toppled in that vote of confidence last night. the president has accepted his resignation and says that he will now stay on and a

president macron promissed to name a successor to mr barnier within 48 hours following his meeting withe? charlotte de montpellier is senior economist at ing economic research. good morning to you, charlotte. so do tell us — what do you think? will we hearfrom president macron today? think? will we hear from president macron today? yeah, he said that _ president macron today? yeah, he said that we _ president macron today? yeah, he said that we will. _ president macron today? yeah, he said that we will. i _ president macron today? yeah, he said that we will. i don't - he said that we will. i don't know, to be honest. because it's very, very difficult. the thing is that there is a really split parliament and they don't seem to agree. i mean macron would like that both the left and the right, they go together, in order to nominate a prime minister and at least to have no motion of no confidence but right now they don't agree on that. there was the name of someone from the centre that was said but apparently won't have the support of the left and the right and so it's very, very seem to ag

mr macron will be addressing the nation tonight, many questions about what are ahead.des of the oil that they toppled him in a no—confidence motion last night. i am outside the elysee palace, the seat of the government here in paris, and this is where michel barnier will come in a couple of hours to formally tender his resignation to president macron, who will then be under real time pressure to name a replacement prime minister. we expect an announcement later on today. but who can govern this hugely fragmented and deeply divided country? and even though there will be a new prime minister, there will be a new prime minister, the same problems will remain, and thatis the same problems will remain, and that is a problem not only for france but europe as a whole. remember, this is a time when europe is facing war on its neighbourhood, in ukraine and the middle east, donald trump isjust in ukraine and the middle east, donald trump is just weeks away from taking office in washington, you need a stable france and europe. and thatis need a stable france and europe. and that

macron will address the nation in a few hours time. it follows michel barnier�*s resignation as prime minister, after his government was toppled in a no—confidence motion on wednesday evening. this is mry appointed him prime minister three months ago. he's the first french prime minister to be forced out like this in more than 60 years. his government collapsed after mps of both left and right voted overwhelmingly in support of the motion against him, after he had had used special powers to force through his budget without a vote. well, the constitution means there can't be another general election in france untiljuly next year, so for the moment politics and government seem to be in a state of some paralysis. 0ur correspondent mark lowenjoined me earlier to talk about the pressure president macron is now facing. i mean, he has said that his intention is absolutely to see out the rest of his presidential term. which would be until the next presidential election in 2027. he says he has no intention of standing down. but you're right, i mean, there is a lot of anger against him and a lot of people who feel that he is the person who has brought this country to a state of complete divisio

mr barnier. he was appointed by president macron to lead a minority government — the motion of confidence is expectedschofield told us what will happen next. it looks very likely that michel barnier will fall on wednesday and that france will be once again without a prime minister — or at least not a functioning one. he'll probably remain as a caretaker prime minister for a while, but we will be plunged back into the same crisis that we had back in the beginning of all this. if you remember, the background is the election disastrously called by macron back injune—july after the european elections which resulted in this split house, split three ways in which none of the three blocks — that is the centre, the left and the populist right — could command a majority because the other two blocs would always unite against it. we've got a government under michel barnier which represents the centre, but it's always been there from the start on sufferance, and it only takes a combination of the two other blocks to come together to bring him down. and that's what's happening. marine le pen, who's kind of held b

address to the nation, president macron also said he'll appoint a new prime minister in the coming days, after the resignation of michel barnier, following a no confidence vote, mrtest of any prime minister in the history of modern france. president macron has asked him to stay on in a caretaker capacity, while his successor is chosen. he began by thanking mr barnier for his "dedication" and "unwillingness to give up", and blamed the "extreme right and extreme left" for yesterday's "unprecedented" no—confidence vote against him. translation: i have always acce ted translation: i have always accepted by _ translation: i have always accepted by responsible - translation: i have always accepted by responsible at l translation: i have always i accepted by responsible at that is, whether they were mistakes or whether they were successes but i have never taken the responsibility of others, particularly not parliamentarians who have decided to bring down the government and the budget a few days before christmas. we have to set our ambitions high for france. we cannot allow ourselves to be divided or static, and that's why i will appoint a prime minister in the coming d

mr. trump frs was invited by fr president emanuel macron, for the historic occasion.ore being reelected. the french government collapsed this week after a no confidence vote in the parliament on the assembly on wednesday. and the prime minister resigned. leaving macron's future on shake i y ground. joining us now is nbc news correspondent vaughn hillyard in paris, and richard haass, the president emeritus of the council on foreign relations. vaughn, first to you, what is president-elect trump hoping to accomplish with this trip? >> reporter: right. with so much uncertainty, andrea, here with the french government, what is certain is tomorrow is going to be the reopening of the notre dame cathedral, and it's going to be president macron who invited the president-elect to come and be by his side for the ceremony ahead of the official opening, and then when the bells ring to welcome everybody back inside of this cathedral, donald trump is going to be joined by the presidents of jordan, morocco, italy, prince william as well. first lady jill biden, we should note, will be

toppled in a no—confidence motion on wednesday evening. (00vthis is mr barnier arriving at the elysee palace to see president macron