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.
Analysis-French Far-Right's Le Pen May Regret Her Risky Bid to Topple Government
PARIS (Reuters) - 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. It's a decision that may haunt her.
Far-Right Leader Le Pen Has Never Been So Powerful in France
Marine Le Pen’s ultimatum to French Prime Minister Michel Barnier, even after he caved on a key demand from her party, lays bare the unprecedented clout the far-right leader now wields in Paris’ halls of power.
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.
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Marine Le Pen's trap is closing
EDITORIAL. After raising the stakes, the far-right leader chose to overthrow the prime minister, much to the dismay of the latter, who had abandoned discussions with the left to focus on the right and far-right electorate.
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 president in her sights.
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.
Le Pen says no-confidence vote will protect French public from 'dangerous' budget
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen answers reporters at the National Assembly in Paris, France, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024
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 ...
Why Marine Le Pen really wants to bring down Michel Barnier
Some say she dare not disappoint her base, others that she needs an election before her potentially disqualifying trial ...
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Verdict in trial that could destroy Marine Le Pen’s career to come on Mar. 31
The accusations against Le Pen have forced her to revert to anti-establishment rhetoric she had looked to put behind her.
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 ...
Marine Le Pen’s Party Pledges to Topple French Government
Good morning. Marine Le Pen’s party pledges to topple the French government. How a billionaire’s “baby project” ensnared ...
High-stakes trial that could derail presidential ambitions of France’s Marine Le Pen wraps up
A high-stakes trial in France that could derail the presidential ambitions of far-right leader Marine Le Pen is wrapping up.
France politics live: Michel Barnier makes last-minute concession as Marine Le Pen's party threatens to collapse the government
French borrowing costs rose above those of Greece for the first time on record amid investor concerns over the political ...
French government poised to fall amid budget fight
Far-right and leftist opposition parties both filed motions of no confidence against Prime Minister Michel Barnier ...