Moment of big opportunity and high risk for Marine Le Pen
The no-confidence vote against the French prime minister is a high-stakes gamble for far-right leader Marine Le Pen.
Le Pen: Far Right Leader Battling For Own Survival
Far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen is set to show the influence she wields on France by toppling the government but she is also facing a trial that risks banishing her from politics for good.
Marine Le Pen threatens to bring down French government over pension tax
Marine Le Pen, National Rally (RN) leader, has threatened to bring down the French government on Monday if Michel Barnier, France’s prime minister, does not drop effective cuts to pensions.
Far-right Marine Le Pen promises no-confidence vote to topple French government
The figurehead of the extreme-right National Rally said her party would join a leftist coalition to bring down Prime Minister Michel Barnier's government over budget plans.
French far-right's Le Pen may regret her risky bid to topple government
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen appears to be betting her future on ousting President Emmanuel Macron before his term ends in 2027, lawmakers and analysts say. To do so, she has helped trigger France's second political crisis in six months.
Marine Le Pen spooks the bond markets
When the prime minister was appointed in September, Ms Le Pen pledged not to vote against his government right away. But she offered no more support than that. As the budget has wound its way through parliament,
Analysis-French Far-Right's Le Pen May Regret Her Risky Bid to Topple Government
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen appears to be betting her future on ousting President Emmanuel Macron before his term ends in 2027, lawmakers and analysts say. To do so, she has helped trigger France's second political crisis in six months.
Le Pen Squares Off With French Government and Markets in Budget Showdown
The far-right leader holds the fate of the country’s government in her hands, as a battle royal over the national budget reaches its denouement and investor anxieties rise.
With French Government Facing a No-Confidence Vote, Marine Le Pen Takes on Her Prime Adversary — President Macron
The drama is developing at Paris as deficits soar and the walls close in on an unpopular president whose miscalculations are starting to add up.
France's Le Pen says she would support a budget rollover emergency law
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said on Wednesday her National Rally (RN) party would support an emergency law that ...
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French government collapse: Le Pen eyes chance to destroy Macron
France’s far-right leader has brought the government to its knees. Now, with the country in political turmoil, she has the ...
Marine Le Pen's push for no-confidence motion against France's PM is a big gamble; Here's why
The stakes are high for Le Pen, as a successful vote could lead to new parliamentary elections and potentially pave the way for her to challenge Macron’s government. However, it also risks economic in ...
France’s Prime Minister Is on the Block, and Marine Le Pen Holds the Blade
The end of Michel Barnier’s government looks inevitable, even imminent, and would add to the country’s political malaise. The ...
Barnier latest: France PM Michel Barnier faces no-confidence vote as government on brink of collapse
A vote of no-confidence in French Prime Minister Michel Barnier is taking place at the National Assembly today. If the vote ...
French government faces no-confidence vote over Barnier’s austerity budget
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier is bracing for a no-confidence vote this week, a political reckoning poised to topple ...
Le Pen Will Learn in March If She’s Banned From Next French Presidential Race
Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s far-right National Rally party, will learn in March whether she faces a ban from running in ...