Moment of big opportunity and high risk for Marine Le Pen
Backing the collapse of Michel Barnier's French government is a high-stakes moment for Marine Le Pen. It could lead to her best chance of power yet as head of France’s far-right National Rally.
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Opinion | Marine Le Pen to the Markets: Drop Dead
Who’s afraid of Marine Le Pen? Everyone in the European establishment, after her National Rally party on Wednesday toppled the French government. She took down the Prime Minister of the European Union’s second-largest economy with the help of the French left.
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 delivers final blow to crush French government
On Wednesday, extreme-right figurehead Marine Le Pen led the charge in a no-confidence vote by partnering with the left, leaving the country without a government for the second time in roughly six months.
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Emmanuel Macron’s Wager Pays Off for Marine Le Pen
The government’s collapse leaves the right-wing populist with her best shot at the French presidency.
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.
There goes France? Le Pen and left set to topple Barnier government
Is France broken? Is France broke? Marine Le Pen to join the left and bring down a minority government that was scrambling to plug France's spiraling budget deficit. What is the plan for the
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 only question seems to be: How long can he last?
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 rolls over the 2024 budget's tax-and-spend provisions into next year to ensure there is stopgap financing.
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.
France’s Prime Minister Loses No-Confidence Vote and Is Expected to Resign
Prime Minister Michel Barnier will most likely remain as a caretaker until a replacement is named. But the vote could create ...
France government collapses again after prime minister forced out
Michel Barnier is forced out as France's prime minister in a no-confidence vote. He was appointed after July’s inconclusive ...
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Goodbye, Barnier: France’s Prime Minister Loses a No-Confidence Vote and Government Falls, Throwing the Country Into Chaos
President Macron due to address the nation as the minority government led by his hand-picked premier is toppled.
Macron seeks remedy to France's political crisis
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday will seek ways out of France's political crisis, after Michel Barnier became the ...
France at Turning Point Amid Budget Uncertainty, Finance Minister Says
French Economy, Finance and Industry Minister Antoine Armand speaks during the questions to the government session at the ...
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No confidence: French lawmakers oust prime minister over budget woes
France’s far-right and left-wing lawmakers have joined together to vote on a no-confidence motion that forces Prime Minister ...
French government on the verge of political collapse
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier's government could collapse after three months in power due to a coalition of right- and left-leaning political parties opposing a recent budget move.