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.
Far right leader battling for own survival: Marine Le Pen
Marine Le Pen's National Rally party triggered the collapse of the French government. Le Pen faces trial for alleged fake jobs at the EU parliament. A guilty verdict could ban her from public office.
Why Marine Le Pen really wants to bring down Michel Barnier
The irony is unlikely to be lost on Emmanuel Macron: while France’s fire-struck Notre-Dame cathedral is to reopen after being saved in extremis from total collapse, the country’s government is about to come crashing down.
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.
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.
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 lawmakers vote to oust prime minister in the first successful no-confidence vote since 1962
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier is bracing for a no-confidence vote this week, a political reckoning poised to topple his fragile government and send shockwaves across the eurozone.
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,
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 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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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, ...
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 ...
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 ...