France’s aversion to coalitions means any new government risks early collapse
Snap election brings three roughly equal blocs and unwillingness to compromise or form ‘unnatural alliances’
March 2019
Manuel Valls and Len McCluskey rev up the Brexit debate
Letters: Matt Kilcoyne says that Manuel Valls has made the prime Euro-federalist mistake in saying their way is the only way to a good outcome. David Head says being a Unite member at Honda has no value with McCluskey in charge
December 2018
Far-right breakthrough in Andalucía challenges status quo, says Manuel Valls
Barcelona mayoral candidate warns against dismissing concerns of people who voted for Vox party
October 2018
Catalonia's independence struggle has hit Barcelona's reputation, says Valls
Mayoral candidate says push for independence has left Catalonia looking inward
September 2018
Former French PM Manuel Valls to run for Barcelona mayor
Valls was born in city while his parents were on holiday but has never lived there
June 2018
Persecution of the Roma brings shame on Europe
Kenan Malik
Persecuted in the Holocaust, they are still the butt of widespread hatred and dehumanisation today
April 2018
France's ex-PM Manuel Valls could stand for mayor of Barcelona
Barcelona-born Valls, opposed to Catalan independence, says he is interested in continuing debate
May 2017
Marine Le Pen's niece abandons politics after Front National's heavy defeat
Marion Maréchal-Le Pen, one of FN’s two MPs, will not stand for re-election, as ex-PM Manuel Valls seeks candidacy with Macron’s En Marche
March 2017
Benoît Hamon asks French left to unite after former Socialist PM backs Macron
Socialist party candidate describes Manuel Valls switching sides in presidential election as ‘another great blow to democracy’
January 2017
The Guardian view on France’s socialists: getting left behind
Benoît Hamon tops poll in first round of French Socialist primary race
'It has no chance': Socialist party heading for implosion in French elections
Man arrested after apparent attempt to slap former French PM
December 2016
Bernard Cazeneuve named French PM as Manuel Valls resigns
Interior minister replaces Valls, who resigned on Tuesday after announcing his bid to become France’s next president
Manuel Valls stands down to join battle for French presidency
Socialist prime minister who has taken a hard line on immigration and crime says he has a duty to keep far right from the Elyseé
France's PM Manuel Valls expected to launch presidential bid
Self-styled Socialist strongman has been gearing up for weeks and, with Hollande out of the running, now has his chance
November 2016
France: government in turmoil as Socialist infighting grows
Fractured party under pressure to unite its warring factions ahead of difficult election battle against Fillon and Le Pen
August 2016
French PM suggests naked breasts represent France better than a headscarf
Manuel Valls faces criticism for comments regarding Marianne, a symbol of republic, in context of continuing burkini ban row
Observer dispatch
‘They want us to be invisible’: how the ban on burkinis is dividing the Côte d’Azur
As the national mood hardens following terror attacks, the seaside resort of Villeneuve-Loubet is divided over the new ‘religious offence’
French PM supports local bans on burkinis
Manuel Valls says Muslim swimwear is based on the enslavement of women but stops short of suggesting national ban
