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 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.
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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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.
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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.
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: 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.
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.
Marine Le Pen calls budget that led to PM Barnier's downfall 'toxic'
In an interview with French broadcaster TF1 Le Pen says there was "no other solution" than to oust Barnier from his post.
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 ...
French Political Crisis Deepens: What if Barnier's Government Falls?
The immediate catalyst for the no-confidence motion was Barnier's decision to invoke a constitutional mechanism to pass the ...
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French lawmakers oust Prime Minister Barnier after just three months in office
In a historic upheaval, French lawmakers voted on Wednesday to oust Prime Minister Michel Barnier's government after just ...
Le Pen tells France's Barnier to negotiate or be felled
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier must make further budget concessions to avoid a no confidence motion that could topple ...
French MPs debate no-confidence motion against PM Michel Barnier
France's government appears to be on the brink of collapse after Barnier failed to guarantee enough support for his social ...
Far right leaves French government on the brink ahead of no-confidence vote
France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen says she will seek to topple Macron's prime minister, Barnier, in the French ...
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 ...